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Union local president describes how Romney killed a steel plant

January 19, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

Under Romney's leadership, the mill slashed 1,750 jobs, padlocked a division that had existed for 100 years and eventually sank into bankruptcy.

Foreclosures set to rise in 2012

January 18, 2012 By Joe Sims

The slight dip in foreclosure rates in 2011 was not the beginning of a trend towards reversal of the mortgage crisis.

Teen atheist wins lawsuit vs. school, religious banner

January 18, 2012 By Blake Skylar

After a protest led by a young atheist, a federal judge has ordered the removal of an inappropriate prayer banner from a high school auditorium in Rhode Island.

“Right-to-work (for less)” bill threatens democracy in Indiana

January 18, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Labor rights and democracy are in grave danger in the Hoosier state.

People of Wisconsin make history on recall

January 18, 2012 By R. Mehrparast And John Wojcik

MADISON, Wis. - Participants in the drive by United Wisconsin to collect more than a million signatures to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker celebrated long and hard here last night.