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Letter from a reader: Freedom means choice

July 29, 2011 By Gregory McCluskey

One peoplesworld.org reader writes from Louisiana, land of the blues, on unemployment, ballot choices and getting a tax break for yachts.

U.S. Commerce Department: The economy sucks!

July 29, 2011 By Art Perlo

John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics, was quoted as saying, "The word for this report is 'shocking.'" Sorry, Mr. Ryding, why are you shocked?

Is snail mail on its last legs?

July 29, 2011 By Blake Skylar

The United States Postal Service has announced that it will examine 3,700 post offices for the possibility of closure.

GOP launches “race to the bottom” for Michigan environment

July 27, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

"Racing to the bottom on environmental protection and worker safety isn't a jobs plan for Michigan," said Mark Schauer, national co-chair of the BlueGreen Alliance Jobs 21! campaign.

Finally, a new hospital rises in post-Katrina St. Bernard

July 26, 2011 By John Wojcik

The slowness to rebuild the health care system served the interests of those seeking to permanently remove poor people and many working families from the area, union leaders and others here say. Unions have taken up...