Opinion – Page 106 – People's World

We are dead: Climate change and Guy McPherson

April 18, 2014 By Jonathan W. Pressman

Climate change is the sickness of our civilization, and the prognosis is bleak.

The mysteries of human capital

April 9, 2014 By John Case

To most, capital means a bank account, a hundred shares of IBM stock, assembly lines, or steel plants. But such tangible forms are not the only type of capital.

How much is that union boss in the window?

April 3, 2014 By Miles Conway

"Hello my name is is Miles, and according to the governor of New Mexico I am a big union boss."

The war that won’t go away

March 26, 2014 By Len Yannielli

Melvin Morris, 80, received a Medal of Honor this month. Why is he receiving it belatedly? Because he was discriminated against during the time of the U.S. War in Vietnam.

Writing on Amtrak

March 20, 2014 By Lou Siegel

Soon we'd be snaking through the freight yards and pulling into the Amtrak platform at L.A.'s Union Station. It was a dramatic opening scene - almost cinematic - filled with promise.