Books – Page 51 – People's World

For Valentine’s Day, a love poem

February 12, 2014 By Christopher D. Sims

I wrote this poem while sitting at a bookstore in Rockford, IL. In a creative mood, I heard a woman's voice - the rest is history.

“Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan”

January 30, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

"Empire's Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan," by Klassen and Greg Albo, asks the question, "Why did the Canadian government go to war in Afghanistan in 2001?"

San Francisco labor celebrates two heroic women workers

December 6, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The public is invited to join the San Francisco Labor Council in celebrating two outstanding workers and mothers, Teresa Mina and Lupe Chavez, who have fought for their families and all immigrants, amazing true life stories...

Syd Hoff and A. Redfield: Two sides of the same coin

November 14, 2013 By Chris Elliott

An almost unknown dimension of his amazing career, discovered by his heirs only after his death in 2004, was Hoff's work for left-wing periodicals in the '30s.

Today in labor history: Death of unionist Karen Silkwood

November 13, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Her life was featured in Silkwood (1983), an Academy Award-nominated film based on an original screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen.