News – Page 3905 – People's World

The Keystone Pipeline: can labor and environmentalists work together?

August 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Building Trades unions are backing - and transit unions opposing - the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, from the tar sands of the Canadian province of Alberta to the oil refineries of the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Cuban-trained American doctor helps save lives in Haiti

August 31, 2011 By Chasiti Falls

Raising the dead with dopamine: An American doctor, graduate of Cuba's Latin American School of Medicine, devotes his residency to healing the people of Haiti.

Community forum targets “Secure Communities”

August 31, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Concern is rising rapidly among immigrant communities and civil liberties advocates as law enforcement agencies step up sharing of personal information.

Tea party tries to stop hurricane cleanup

August 30, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Hurricane Irene is history, but the cleanup efforts and a new controversy over allocation of federal money remain.

Unemployed no longer welcome to apply for jobs?

August 30, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Big business has set up a new roadblock for the jobless: employers only consider hiring those who are already working, reported the AFL-CIO. In other words, the unemployed need not apply.