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Fire or volcano? Ash from Oregon blaze compared to eruption

September 6, 2017 By Associated Press

People in Oregon covered their faces with scarves to keep wildfire ash from filling their lungs.

Irma now the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history

September 6, 2017 By Combined Sources

Hurricane Irma roared into the Caribbean with record force early Wednesday, its 185-mph winds shaking homes and flooding buildings.

Pipeline judge’s decision shows limits of capitalist jurisprudence

July 5, 2017 By Albert Bender

Judge Boasberg will not shut down DAPL in the interim. What kind of sense does that make? A lot if you are a judge who favors powerful oil corporations.

Venezuela: Helicopter attack a failed coup attempt?

June 29, 2017 By Combined Sources

In what was either a paltry attempt at a coup or a terrorist incident, Venezuela's Supreme Court was the target of a helicopter-launched grenade attack.

This week in history: East St. Louis rocked by race riot, 1917

June 26, 2017 By Special to People’s World

The East St. Louis riots (or massacres) of May and July 1917 were an outbreak of labor- and race-related violence that caused up to 200 deaths and extensive property damage.