politics
Today in labor history: Samuel Gompers dies at the age of 74
December 13, 2012Gompers died December 13, 1924. He served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 to his death.
Read moreAfter Hurricane Sandy, big questions remain
November 19, 2012Hurricane Sandy left in its wake massive devastation and difficult questions - large and small - that have yet to be answered.
Read moreU.S. gun culture diagnosed as a social disease
September 25, 2012In the wake of the two mass shootings this summer, some American physicians consider this country's gun violence a social disease.
Read moreUnity newsletter provides tools for voter education
September 4, 2012As part of the Republican and Democratic convention coverage, peoplesworld.org is republishing the political action newsletter, UNITY, which is full of links and tools to help educate voters on the critical issues facing them at the...
Read moreMexican elections: fraud again?
July 3, 2012It appears that the candidate of the formerly dominant Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI), former Mexico state governor Enrique Peña Nieto, has won, but not by as much as he hoped.
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