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Slaves of the tribe: The hidden history of the Freedmen

November 29, 2017 By Earchiel Johnson

In the southern U.S., slavery conferred a vast amount power and influence on slave owners. It was no different among the five indigenous nations.

Give the gift of sports and radical politics this year

November 28, 2017 By Al Neal

This holiday’s family dinners will be vicious, not because of football team rivalries, but because of what side you take in the NFL: Trump or Kaepernick?

This week in history: UN approves Jewish and Arab states in Palestine

November 27, 2017 By Special to People’s World

Seventy years ago, on November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181, remembered as the UN Partition Plan.

From Russia with love: Lenin’s Letter to American Workers

November 21, 2017 By James H. Williams

Just before Christmas, on December 21, 1917, a strange freighter pulled into Elliott Bay in Seattle. This vessel bore an unfamiliar flag—a red flag.

This week in history: Holland Tunnel opens to traffic

November 15, 2017 By Special to People’s World

Tunnel construction required workers to spend large amounts of time in the caisson under high pressure of up to 47.5 pounds per square inch, which was thought to be necessary to prevent river water from entering...