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Today in labor history: Medicare and Medicaid established

July 30, 2014 By Special to People’s World

The ongoing fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid today from right-wing "reforms" is in sharp contrast to the victory of July 30, 1965.

Global agricultural model in bitter balance

July 29, 2014 By Licia Meysenq

"It may cost Governments slightly more to source from a range of smaller-scale, sustainable operators than from major suppliers, but the investment is worth it."

Cuba’s “Operation Miracle” celebrated throughout Latin America

July 21, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The U.S. public knows almost nothing about this internationalized project involving the restoration of vision for enormous numbers of people.

$Germany to ban fracking, or so it says$

Germany to ban fracking, or so it says

July 18, 2014 By Blake Skylar

"Fracking must be banned in Germany without any exceptions. They want to enforce a regulation which mostly allows fracking under the guise of an alleged ban."

Birds feeling the sting of bee-killing pesticides

July 15, 2014 By Blake Skylar

There's a lot of buzz around a recent study showing the toxic chemicals we use have a ripple effect farther up the food chain, causing birds to rapidly decline in number.