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Confederate flag taken down at South Carolina Capitol

July 10, 2015 By Combined Sources

The state's Senate and House voted to remove the flag; chants of "take it down" eventually morphed into chants of "U.S.A." as the flag was lowered.

Unions and allies get support for gas tax hike for highway-mass transit funding

June 24, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

The legislation is important both for jobs creation and to repair and replace the nation's crumbling infrastructure and to repair, replace and upgrade bus and subway systems.

The fight for affordable housing rages in New York

June 23, 2015 By Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

The rent stabilization program was allowed to expire and over 1 million households are now at risk of being priced out when their leases go up for renewal.

House votes to approve Fast Track

June 18, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve Fast Track trade authority today. The bill passed with a vote of 218-208.

Questions about the Fast Track vote?

June 18, 2015 By Celeste Drake

Keep up the good work by thanking those in Congress who stood with working families on trade by voting no on both parts of the Fast Track bill.