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Mine owner could get up to 30 years for West Virginia deaths

March 12, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

"When safety standards are cut, miners die. It's that simple. Let's not get to that point."

Selma commemoration a testimonial to victory of struggle

March 12, 2015 By Stewart Acuff

"What a glorious task we are given," said Obama. "We know the march is not yet over, the race not yet won. Change depends on what we do."

Caregiving matters: International Women’s Day in Los Angeles

March 11, 2015 By Rossana Cambron

The global theme of this year's Mar. 7 annual International Women's Day event was "A Living Wage for Mothers and All Caregivers."

Remembering Vietnam: landmark protest will be commemorated May 1-2

March 11, 2015 By Tom Hayden

A march on the 50th anniversary of the first national protest against the Vietnam War will be held over Apr. 29- May 2 in Washington D.C.

Today in women’s history: Social reformer Lillian Wald born in 1867

March 10, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Founder of the Henry Street Settlement House in Lower Manhattan, Lillian Wald was born March 10, 1867, in Cincinnati to a family of German Jewish professionals.