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Colleen McCullough, 77: obit insults author, draws outrage

February 3, 2015 By Blake Skylar

The shockingly sexist obituary drew a collective groan of disgust, and readers, fans, and activists alike took to Twitter to defend the memory of the celebrated author.

Nursing home workers write their stories with “Loving Hands”

January 22, 2015 By Elena Mora

"With Our Loving Hands: 1199 NE Nursing Home Workers Tell their Story" is an unusual book for several reasons.

Ideology in crime mysteries: dapper detectives vs. working PIs

February 28, 2014 By Chris George

For many years, detectives came from a variety of occupational backgrounds - but with the large exceptions of industrial workers and farmers - "largely because these people do not have the leisure time to be detectives."

Today in black history: Happy birthday Toni Morrison

February 18, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On February 18, 1931 author Toni Morrison was born She was the first African-American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Today in labor history: Daniel Defoe pilloried for defending dissent

July 31, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Legend has it that Defoe's poem struck such a chord with the public that they threw flowers and drank to his health.