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November 12, 2019 at 6:02 PM

Bolivia coup against Morales opens opportunity for multinational mining companies

Bolivia coup against Morales opens opportunity for multinational mining companies  By C.J. Atkins Lithium is the key ingredient for the batteries fueling the world’s electric car and smartphone revolution. Market analysts speculate that by the mid-2…

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November 8, 2019 at 6:42 PM

Thoughts on the Berlin Wall 30 years after its demise

Thoughts on the Berlin Wall 30 years after its demise  By John Wojcik This weekend, there are events in Germany commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In the pages of the press, prominent persons—from former U.S. Secretar…

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October 31, 2019 at 8:45 PM

Class struggle in its Prime: Amazon's scheme to buy Seattle election

Class struggle in its Prime: Amazon’s scheme to buy Seattle election By: C.J. Atkins Amazon is hoping to pick up some Seattle city council seats next week, sparing no expense in a quest to fill them with new repre…

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October 29, 2019 at 7:46 PM

Sanders: Use U.S. aid to force Israeli bargaining with Palestinians

Sanders: Use U.S. aid to force Israeli bargaining with Palestinians By Mark Gruenberg  WASHINGTON—The avowed Jewish contender for next year’s Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders, would use U.S. aid to Israel to force the Israeli…

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October 26, 2019 at 12:01 AM

Who (besides the rich) actually thinks wealth taxes are a bad idea?

Who (besides the rich) actually thinks wealth taxes are a bad idea? By: Tim Libretti It would be good to hear from the 99.9%. Maybe this constituency can get an interview on CNBC. Read More »   …

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October 25, 2019 at 8:41 PM

Strike wave: Unity on the picket line and at ballot box

Strike wave: Unity on the picket line and at ballot box  By Joe Sims Change sometimes occurs so quickly that it’s hard to keep up. What once was is no longer; life is stood on its head, and what seemed impossible is suddenly within grasp. Is the cou…

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October 24, 2019 at 5:28 PM

Secret Trump memo details plans to destroy government workers' unions

Secret Trump memo details plans to destroy government workers’ unions  By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON—The Government Employees (AFGE), the nation’s largest union for federal workers, has summarized and is publishing, in five installments, a secret Tru…

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October 24, 2019 at 12:01 AM

History falsified as Europe says Nazis and communists are the same

History falsified as Europe says Nazis and communists are the same  By Phil Katz When I wrote my book, Freedom From Tyranny, the “Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism”—which in terms of falsifying history ranks up there with the P…

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October 23, 2019 at 9:44 PM

Taylor testimony decimates Trump's "quid pro quo" defense

Taylor testimony decimates Trump’s “quid pro quo” defense By: John Wojcik Worse yet, it indicates the president directed the hijacking of much of the U.S. government to serve his own personal interests. Read More…

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October 23, 2019 at 3:54 AM

Mass pressure needed to force concessions after Trudeau win in Canada

Mass pressure needed to force concessions after Trudeau win in Canada By: C.J. Atkins It’s going to take pressure from the movements outside parliament to wring progressive concessions from the next Canadian govern…

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October 22, 2019 at 5:41 PM

Calling Trump supporters racist is easy, fighting structural racism is harder

Calling Trump supporters racist is easy, fighting structural racism is harder By: Sherry Linkon and John Russo Hating people of color isn’t a prerequisite for a system that provides them with worse health care, wor…

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October 18, 2019 at 11:44 PM

Canadian election: How long can Trudeau's Liberals wear a left disguise?

Canadian election: How long can Trudeau’s Liberals wear a left disguise? By: C.J. Atkins It’s getting harder for the Liberal Party to make Canadians think it’s the modern progressive force it claims to be. Read M…

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October 15, 2019 at 9:43 PM

Thirty years later the Berlin Wall is again being "remembered"

Thirty years later the Berlin Wall is again being “remembered” By: Victor Grossman Why does the right wing all around the world continue to beat up on the long-gone German Democratic Republic (East Germany)? Read…

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October 11, 2019 at 12:19 AM

Why the left should care about impeachment-and support it wholeheartedly

Why the left should care about impeachment—and support it wholeheartedly  By C.J. Atkins Anyone who’s been reading this publication over the past few years knows that we’ve been raising the specter of impeachment practically since President Trump to…

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October 9, 2019 at 6:17 PM

How Trump uses language to block democracy

As Trump spins out of control, support for impeachment swells By: John Wojcik Desperate to hold his base, the president embarks on Orwellian push to render useless even the words used by his opponents and other def…

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October 8, 2019 at 2:36 AM

PROGRESS: Portugal's right wing suffers defeat in Oct. 6 elections

Portugal’s right wing suffers defeat in Oct. 6 elections By: John Wojcik To form a government, Socialist victors must talk to Communists and the Left. Read More »   …

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October 4, 2019 at 3:41 PM

'Joker' exposes the broken class system that creates its own monsters

‘Joker’ exposes the broken class system that creates its own monsters  By Chauncey K. Robinson The DC Comics villain Joker is in no way, shape, or form a hero. On the surface the psychological thriller that explores his origin story could be seen as…

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October 2, 2019 at 10:15 PM

Trump calls impeachment inquiry a "coup" that will trigger civil war

Trump calls impeachment inquiry a “coup” that will trigger civil war By John Wojcik President Trump, after predicting his impeachment would trigger civil war, stepped up his vitriol yesterday by characterizing the impeachment inquiry as a “coup” and …

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October 1, 2019 at 8:46 PM

Deepening impeachment scandal underlines need for radical democratic reforms

Deepening impeachment scandal underlines need for radical democratic reforms By John Wojick  Involvement of “all the president’s men” in an ongoing assault on democracy shows the need for new laws... Read More » China: 70 years of building …

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September 25, 2019 at 6:36 PM

Impeaching Trump: Finally convinced, Pelosi opens formal inquiry

Impeaching Trump: Finally convinced, Pelosi opens formal inquiry By C.J. Atkins With the explosive whistleblower revelation that Trump allegedly threatened to withhold military aid from Ukraine to get dirt on the family of Joe Biden, House Speaker Na…

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September 24, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Growing up as a communist kid in the 1930s

Growing up as a communist kid in the 1930s  By Noyma Appelbaum This is the second of a number of excerpted stories from a memoir “Where Were You on May Day? Transitions in Red, 1930s-1960s” The first story can be found here. My father Meyer rarely t…

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September 20, 2019 at 9:06 PM

Save the planet or save capitalism; we can't do both

Around the world, millions strike demanding climate action By: Mark Gruenberg A reason to battle to reverse climate change: “I don’t want to die." Read More »   …

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September 19, 2019 at 12:35 AM

Lewandowski delays, denies, stonewalls at hearing on Trump crimes

Lewandowski delays, denies, stonewalls at hearing on Trump crimes By: Mark Gruenberg On Constitution Day, Congress hears how the White House trashes that document. Read More »   …

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September 18, 2019 at 2:37 PM

Working Families Party endorses Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren wins Working Families Party endorsement in Democratic primary  By Mark Gruenberg WASHINGTON (PAI)—By a 61%-36% count, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., beat Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., for the Working Families Party endorsement for …

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September 12, 2019 at 5:27 PM

Are African Americans' issues getting little attention in the presidential race?

Rep. Wilson: African Americans’ issues get little attention in presidential race By: Mark Gruenberg The message at this year's Congressional Black Caucus conference: Register every African American possible to vote…

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September 11, 2019 at 6:16 PM

Behind Britain's Brexit mess: A push to destroy workers' rights

Behind Britain’s Brexit mess: A push to destroy workers’ rights By: John Wojcik Labor and the left say the European Union is no guarantor of democracy and workers’ rights. Read More »   …

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September 10, 2019 at 3:47 PM

People's World in Portugal: Culture, Marxist politics, and new capitalist dangers

Beyond the music: Portugal’s Avante! festival combines culture and Marxist politics By: Chauncey K. Robinson Its musical lineup could rival the profit-driven Coachella, but this jamboree is embedded with the spirit…

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September 5, 2019 at 11:01 AM

An (almost) death in the family, and the cost left behind

An (almost) death in the family, and the cost left behind By: Al Neal Just as quick as the onset of stroke, the medical bills arrived in the mail, nearly half a million dollars of them. Read More »   …

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September 4, 2019 at 12:29 PM

A path forward exists to keep the extreme right out of the state senates in Germany

Fascist AfD gains, but fails to enter governments in German elections By: Victor Grossman and John Wojcik A path forward exists to keep the extreme right out of the state senates in Saxony and Brandenburg. Read M…

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August 31, 2019 at 12:02 PM

Labor movement fights leadership gender gap

Labor movement fights leadership gender gap By: Mark Gruenberg Female-led organizations have better track records of accomplishment, with less friction to boot. In corporations, the measures are profitability and e…

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August 31, 2019 at 3:18 AM

Communist Party USA: 100 years in struggle for peace, democracy, socialism

Communist Party USA: 100 years in struggle for peace, democracy, socialism  By People's World Editorial Board One hundred years ago this weekend, on Sept. 1, 1919, 128 women and men, meeting in a hall in Chicago, founded the Communist Party of Ameri…

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August 30, 2019 at 12:01 PM

'Seducing and Killing Nazis' challenges us to resist, not adapt to, fascism

‘Seducing and Killing Nazis’ challenges us to resist, not adapt to, fascism By: Chauncey K. Robinson The book Seducing and Killing Nazis is essential reading because there’s nothing “normal” about Nazis. From past …

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August 30, 2019 at 5:41 AM

FBI raids UAW president as workers authorize strikes against Detroit 3

FBI raids UAW president as workers authorize strikes against Detroit 3 By: Mark Gruenberg FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents’ raids on the home of United Auto Workers President Gary Jones, the union’s conferen…

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August 29, 2019 at 12:46 AM

THANK YOU! Ready for the next project?

THANK YOU! Ready for the next project?  Special to People's World Peoples World cannot say it enough or more sincerely: Your response to our appeals for donations has been terrific, and we want to wish each and every one of you a fantastic end of su…

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August 28, 2019 at 6:31 PM

Saga of 1930s Alabama Communists has lessons for today

Saga of 1930s Alabama Communists has lessons for today By Henry Millstein Now that open racism is emanating from the highest levels of the U.S. government and white supremacist terrorism is stalking the land, it’s worthwhile to look back at times of…

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August 28, 2019 at 3:27 PM

Puerto Rican "people's assemblies" begin to challenge U.S. colonialism

Puerto Rican “people’s assemblies” begin to challenge U.S. colonialism By: Carol Ramos Widom Once again Puerto Rico is facing the threat of another Hurricane, this one named Dorian. It comes at a time when the isla…

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August 26, 2019 at 7:08 PM

Bolsonaro: I'll save Amazon rainforest by giving it to corporations

Bolsonaro: I’ll save Amazon rainforest by giving it to corporations By: Emile Schepers Since taking office, Bolsonaro said from the outset he intends to open up areas reserved for Brazil’s 900,000 Amazonian indigen…

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August 23, 2019 at 9:03 PM

When the Amazon rainforest burns, the planet is literally gasping for breath

Climate change, Amazon fires come to France with G7 protests By: Mark Gruenberg Trump’s pal, Brazilian President Bolsonaro, also denies climate change and says environmentalists are to blame for many of the 72,000 …

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August 23, 2019 at 2:29 AM

Italian government collapses after the right turns chaos into crisis

Italian government collapses after the right turns chaos into crisis By: C.J. Atkins Italy’s anti-immigrant interior minister Matteo Salvini has effectively forced Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign from offic…

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August 22, 2019 at 4:10 AM

Trump plan: Split migrant kids from parents, with no time limit

Trump plan: Split migrant kids from parents, with no time limit By: Mark Gruenberg Officials refuse to vaccinate kids against the flu, leaving them to get sick and expose workers in the “baby jails.” Read More » …

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August 20, 2019 at 7:18 PM

FYI: Trump scheming to ship volatile liquid gas by train across US

Trump scheming to ship volatile liquid gas by train across US By: Mark Gruenberg American cities and towns could face disaster similar to fatal explosion that wrecked Quebec town six years ago. Read More »   …

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August 20, 2019 at 4:05 PM

Union workers ordered: Go to Trump rally or don't get paid

Union workers ordered: Go to Trump rally or don’t get paid By Mark Gruenberg BEAVER COUNTY, Pa.—If this happened during a union organizing drive, you’d call it a “h-u-uge” “captive audience” meeting. Instead, it was an official presidential speech w…

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August 16, 2019 at 9:01 PM

Should Muslims boycott their Pilgrimage?

Should Muslims boycott their Pilgrimage? By Aboulfotouh Kandil According to their faith of Islam, millions of Muslims around the world head to Saudi Arabia to perform the religious rituals of Pilgrimage (Hajj) and Omrah. It is one of Islam’s five co…

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August 16, 2019 at 5:29 PM

Trump's "proletarian billionaire" act is wearing thin

“Proletarian billionaire” act wears thin: Trump’s war on workers By: Joe Sims The U.S. working class has received special attention from the Trump campaign’s first days; since his election, it has been singled out …

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August 16, 2019 at 2:09 AM

It is only a matter of time before a new crisis occurs

Changing world balance of forces in new stage of globalization By: John Bachtell A crisis anywhere in the global capitalist system can become a world contagion. It is only a matter of time before a new one occurs. …

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August 15, 2019 at 12:01 AM

A border wall is no solution to the opioid crisis

A border wall is no solution to the opioid crisis By John Bachtell Over just two days in July, nine people died from drug overdoses in Franklin County, Ohio. The rash of deaths is a stark reminder of the ongoing public health crisis which has claime…

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August 14, 2019 at 10:29 PM

Labor's problem: Overcoming Mitch McConnell's blockade

Labor’s problem: Overcoming Mitch McConnell’s blockade By: Mark Gruenberg  McConnell, the Republican from Kentucky, has decreed that virtually every piece of legislation the House has sent or will send is (a) “Soci…

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August 14, 2019 at 2:42 AM

Germans brace for showdown with new breed of fascists

Germans brace for fall showdown with their new breed of fascists By: Victor Grossman  While Trump attacks immigrants in America Europe’s fascists push for electoral victory in several German states..  Read More »…

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August 13, 2019 at 3:37 AM

The danger of white supremacy is not a hoax, Tucker Carlson

White supremacy is not a hoax, Tucker Carlson! By: Chauncey K. Robinson  It is at the heart of an economic system of oppression that hurts every working-class person in the world.  Read More »   …

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August 9, 2019 at 8:56 PM

Is armed community self-defense the answer to white supremacist terrorism?

Is armed community self-defense the answer to white supremacist terrorism? By: Joe Sims  Power comes not from the barrel of a gun but from the united action of workers and people in struggle.  Read More »   …

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