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From the People’s World archives: W.E.B. DuBois joins the Communist Party
February 23, 2021Editor’s Note: Dr. William E. Burghardt DuBois was born Feb. 23, 1868. Near the end of his life, in 1961, he applied for membership in the Communist Party USA. His letter, and the response from Gus...
Read moreUnions, Poor People’s Campaign press wage hike ahead of Congress vote
February 23, 2021One plant manager told a worker, "The minimum wage is our way of telling you that if we could pay you less, we would.”
Read moreDistrict Court declares South Carolina Republicans’ anti-abortion bill unconstitutional
February 22, 2021The GOP's “Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act” hit its first legal snag on Friday.
Read morePandemic’s 1-2 punch: Unemployment up, life expectancy down
February 19, 2021Spotlighting the modern-day plague’s impact on people of color, the report showed life expectancy for Black Americans dropped by 2.7 years on average, higher than for any other group.
Read moreWhy the Alabama Amazon struggle matters to workers everywhere
February 19, 2021Feb. 20th - National Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers
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