Obituary – Page 5 – People's World

A quilt for Ruben, our shared lives in t-shirts

October 11, 2022 By Eric A. Gordon

How do we remember our loved ones? How do we memorialize them?

Working-class tribune Barbara Ehrenreich exposed inequality and capitalism’s positive thinking cult

September 23, 2022 By Sonali Kolhatkar

The late Nickel and Dimed author also laid bare the “positive thinking” industry that put a smiley face on inequality.

Esther Jackson, 105: Life reflected the 20th century struggle for equality

August 30, 2022 By Timothy V. Johnson

Her central roles in the Southern Negro Youth Congress, the Civil Rights Congress, the Committee to Defend Negro Leadership, and Freedomways Magazine have cemented her role in history.

Retired longtime AFSCME President Gerald McEntee dies at 87

July 12, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Among his many achievements was his leading role in killing attempts by George W. Bush to privatize Social Security.

Angy Lebowitz—fighter for equality, peace, socialism—dies at 101

April 27, 2022 By Tim Wheeler

There is an old Communist Party saying that describes Angy: “Leading from the ranks.” She never aspired to any leadership role, yet her understanding of the class struggle, of racist and sexist oppression, was razor-keen.