U.S. – Page 1163 – People's World

Obama barnstorms in Wisconsin against the GOP

October 30, 2014 By Tim Wheeler

Without mentioning Wisconsin's GOP Gov. Scott Walker by name, President Obama blasted Walker for opposing an increase in Wisconsin's $7.25 minimum wage.

Election Protection Coalition running radio campaign in Texas

October 30, 2014 By Special to People’s World

As voters head to the polls in the last days of early voting, Election Protection announced an important radio advertisement campaign focused on informing Texas voters about their rights.

The roots of economic justice

October 30, 2014 By Rev. Jim Conn

Minimum wages should provide enough income for working families to put shelter over their heads, food on their tables and clothes on their backs.

GOP strategy for victory on Nov. 4: racism and voter suppression

October 30, 2014 By John Bachtell

Voter turnout is decisive to the outcome; labor and its allies are going all out to reach every potential supporter, including discouraged voters.

Ferguson causes a nation to re-examine police violence and brutality

October 29, 2014 By Tony Pecinovsky

These issues have turned Ferguson into the epicenter of a people's earthquake with the potential to shake our national understanding of race and racist repression.