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Teamsters’ teach-in spotlights environmental injustice at hazardous Missouri landfill

October 10, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The landfill contains 8,700 tons of un-containerized radioactive waste and there's a fire at the site.

“Standing in the Breach”: good politics and music from Jackson Browne

October 8, 2014 By John Case

Jackson Browne has released his 14th studio album. "Standing in the Breach" is the most political album in Browne's increasing leftward cultural and political career.

Wisconsin moving to stop as many as 300,000 from voting

October 7, 2014 By Mike Hall

Gov. Scott Walker and corporate extremist backers could suppress 300,000 registered voters.

N.Y. and D.C low-wage workers win big

October 3, 2014 By PAI

More than 200,000 low-wage workers got big wins from New York Mayor de Blasio and the Obama administration's Labor Department.

Walmart moms demand better pay and protections for women workers

September 24, 2014 By Special to People’s World

They have a list of changes the company must make to ensure that the women who are key to profits are not living in poverty or putting their health at risk.