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Peekskill remembered

September 2, 2009 By Daniel Frontino Elash

The concert scheduled for Aug. 27, 1949, in Peekskill, N.Y., was supposed to be routine. Though it had been organized by People's Artists, a brand new spin-off organization of the People's Songs formation that had launched...

On the passing of two “lions”

August 30, 2009 By Sam Webb

Two “lions” died last week. One was known, adored by millions, and a life-long Democrat. Born to a privileged life, he could have done anything, including choosing a life of relative leisure. Instead, he turned into...

Letters – August 29, 2009

August 29, 2009 By Readers

General strike of 1934 Netroots National rallying symbol Town hall majority Calls to my senators!

New Orleans calling!

August 27, 2009 By People’s World Editorial Board

Four years ago a hurricane named Katrina destroyed a great American city named New Orleans.

I remember Ted Kennedy

August 26, 2009

I was a senior at Amherst College in the spring of 1964 when I boarded a chartered bus with my wife Joyce and our son Morgan, then less than six months old, for a trip to...