National – Page 714 – People's World

Alabama Mardi Gras in black and white

January 25, 2009

MovieREVIEW The Order of Myths Directed by Margaret Brown U.S. 2008, 93 min., Unrated In “The Order of Myths,” a documentary directed by Margaret Brown, we learn that in 1981, 19-year-old Black youth Michael Donald was...

When health care is a right

January 25, 2009

Discussion on health care, centered now within the Obama administration, has centered on costs and lack of access. The plea here is that unmet need share the stage with funding considerations – or better, take over....

OPINION: Senate Dems flex legislative muscle on fair pay

January 25, 2009

By a vote of 61 to 36, the Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act this week, a bill that had broad support from civil rights organizations, the labor movement, and women's equality groups. In...

Obamas stimulus plan must be passed now

January 24, 2009 By John Case

The $825 billion stimulus plan proposed by Congress and applauded by Barack Obama should be approved immediately. Despite some noted imperfections — probably too much is dedicated to tax cuts, and even though it is the...

This land is our land

January 24, 2009

Following Barack Obama on stage at the “We Are One” pre-inaugural concert Jan. 18, Pete Seeger, legendary folk singer and labor, civil rights and peace activist, joined by Bruce Springsteen and Seeger's grandson Tao Seeger, leads...