Politics
Can’t pay, won’t pay: Building a debtor’s union in D.C.
November 23, 2020People's World interviews Wes Vanderburgh, an organizer from the newly established D.C. Chapter of the Debt Collective.
Read moreFearing turmoil, Wall Street ups pressure on Trump to quit
November 23, 2020With the economy in meltdown under the weight of a mismanaged pandemic and with U.S. influence waning around the globe, Trump is facing an exodus of support from finance capital.
Read more22 million jobless, Senate Republicans go home for Thanksgiving without passing aid
November 20, 2020The Democratic-run House tried twice to reinstate the $600 weekly checks with the Heroes Act, but Senate GOP leader McConnell killed it both times.
Read moreTrump tries to run out election certification clock, making even Wall Street nervous
November 19, 2020Giuliani says the new goal is to pressure Republican lawmakers in key states to stall certification of results and create the image of a “failed election.”
Read moreCombat capitalist ‘truth decay’ with publicly-funded news media
November 18, 2020In the face of “we-have-our-own-facts” GOP propaganda, social practice—that is, news reporting and analysis allied with real people’s experiences—must become the basis of social truth.
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