Opinion – Page 683 – People's World

Debt-ceiling disaster postponed – but not for long

August 1, 2011 By John Case

The threat of default may have beeb averted, but working people will lose MORE ground.

Letter from a reader: Freedom means choice

July 29, 2011 By Gregory McCluskey

One peoplesworld.org reader writes from Louisiana, land of the blues, on unemployment, ballot choices and getting a tax break for yachts.

U.S. Commerce Department: The economy sucks!

July 29, 2011 By Art Perlo

John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics, was quoted as saying, "The word for this report is 'shocking.'" Sorry, Mr. Ryding, why are you shocked?

Socialist U.S.? Science says it can happen

July 29, 2011 By Thomas Riggins

A tiny minority can, by sticking to its principles, get the vast majority to come around to its way of thinking.

Cuba and Venezuela shape new generation of “Revolutionary Doctors”

July 28, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Brouwer traces the evolution of Cuba's health system that has led to Cuban-Venezuelan collaboration in providing health care for their people and medical assistance throughout the world.