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Cherokee war chief led armed struggle against white settlers 235 years ago

March 28, 2016 By Albert Bender

Native Americans and others from throughout the state commemorated the life of the great Cherokee war chief, Dragging Canoe, with a celebration.

Mexico offers to build the border wall!

March 14, 2016 By Special to People’s World

As many present-day American citizens of Mexican and Indigenous ancestry like to say, "We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us."

Blood money? U.S. is world’s top arms dealer

January 26, 2016 By Susan Webb

The U.S. is the top arms peddler in the world, its weapons sales to other countries far surpassing others, the Congressional Research Service reported last month.

Dildos for the Bundy brothers: Love, laughter, and the politics of joy

January 25, 2016 By Tim Libretti

Mailing dildos instead of throwing grenades represents a different kind of politics. It counters hate, anger, and violence by making love instead of waging war.

Today in history: Mark Twain, antiwar polemicist, is born in 1835

November 30, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Twain was also active in the anti-imperialist movement around the turn of the 20th century, as the U.S. embarked on building a far-flung global sphere of influence.