Politics
As Trump and Xi met, grassroots diplomacy unfolded on the ground
May 19, 2026People’s World correspondent Cameron Harrison reports from Beijing on the people-to-people exchanges that went on while the two leaders' summit dominated headlines.
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Mass rally in Montgomery battles racist gerrymandering
May 18, 2026Rally follows commemorative march across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge
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Selma revisited: Mass voting rights march happening May 16
May 15, 2026Civil rights, labor, and their allies will revisit Edmund Pettus Bridge on National Day of Action.
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Senate narrowly backs Trump’s war on Iran, 50-49
May 14, 2026They block War Powers Act, which would halt president’s trashing of Constitution.
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Trump-Xi summit: Chance for a reset in the new Cold War
May 14, 2026The people of both countries—and the world—have everything to gain from leaders who choose cooperation over conflict.
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