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This week in history: U.S. minimum wage rises to $7.25 an hour

July 24, 2017 By Special to People’s World

In an economy increasingly characterized by the service sector, a raise in the minimum wage affects the lowest-paid workers.

Dependence in America: Our national opioid crisis deepens

July 24, 2017 By Rev. Jim Conn

Small, exurban towns are experiencing a plague of addictions—so many that overdoses fill the morgues with bodies.

Support mounts for mother in sanctuary in New Haven church

July 24, 2017 By Joelle Fishman

Support and solidarity has been overwhelming for Nury Chavarria, who took sanctuary at the Iglesia de Dios Pentacostal church rather than be deported.

California: Single-payer is no Plan B if Obamacare is repealed

July 24, 2017 By Michelle Kern

The state's path to single-payer would face a steep climb if the ACA were repealed or transformed into “Trumpcare.”

In rural Florida, unions seek solidarity with immigrant workers

July 21, 2017 By Daniel Winters

Though Trump’s rhetoric made a show of concern for working class issues, it was ridden with noxious themes that divide the working class.