Opinion – Page 847 – People's World

Obstructing labor

January 30, 2009

Senate Republicans and their Chamber of Commerce friends have drawn a battle line on President Obama’s choice for secretary of labor, Rep. Hilda Solis, delaying her confirmation in an effort to start a fight over the...

An extraordinary Black History Month

January 30, 2009

African American History Month is celebrated every February. It is always an important time to not only look back at how a courageous people made great strides towards freedom but also think about how to advance...

History is (still) counting on us

January 29, 2009 By C.J. Atkins

On Nov. 3, 2004 – the day following George W. Bush’s re-election as president – I wrote a letter to some of my closest friends and comrades. The tone of that letter was quite somber, reflecting...

OPINION: A nuke free world?

January 29, 2009 By Alan Mackinnon

When a fully loaded aircraft crash-landed on the river Hudson without loss of life, the people emerging from the plane appeared to walk on water.

A day to remember: The inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America

January 28, 2009 By Teresa Albano

It was a day to remember. The two million people, who showed up in Washington on Jan. 20, constituted a most important demonstration of the 21st century and symbolized the start of a new era in...