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South Africa: miners’ killing marked with call for unity

August 19, 2015 By James Tweedie

President Jacob Zuma called on South Africans to remember the 44 people killed at the Marikana platinum mine.

Climate contradictions: Obama approves Arctic drilling, plans visit to Alaska

August 18, 2015 By Blake Skylar

The move is especially bewildering for many, as the president has declared Alaska to be "the frontlines of our fight against climate change."

Indiana HIV epidemic underscores value of syringe services programs

August 5, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The Foundation for AIDS Research has released a new brief that underscores the importance of syringe service programs.

Dead at 28, Sandra Bland’s Texas dream turned nightmare

July 22, 2015 By Kelly Sinclair

According to federal statistics, an African-American driver is 31 percent more likely to be pulled over for a traffic citation.

Chattanooga deaths being called an act of domestic terrorism

July 20, 2015 By Daniel Sankey

Why is a mass murderer who kills in the name of white supremacy not considered a terrorist but a killer who, currently, has no known ideological motive is?