Editorial

Memo for the G20

September 24, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

As you, the leaders of the G20, the world's "wealthy" nations, gather in Pittsburgh, some of you still debate whether to call the world economic crisis a "recession" or a "depression," and, whatever it is, whether...

Crystal Lee Sutton: Thunder in North Carolina

September 19, 2009 By PWW Editorial Board

In the 1960s and early 1970s, textile workers in North Carolina inspired labor and workers everywhere with their successful assault on the Southern, non-union fortress, built by JP Stevens. In 1967, the Steven’s sweatshop empire included...

Take a stand for democracy

September 10, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

At noon next Tuesday, Sept. 8, the president will speak via live video to schoolchildren across our country. He will be welcoming them back to school, and urging them “to take personal responsibility for their own...

The ugly stain of Republican politics and Judge Sotomayor

August 11, 2009 By PWW Editorial Board

The confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina and third woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme court should be regarded with a deep sense of satisfaction by all lovers of justice in this...

Take me out to the ball game

June 19, 2009

CHICAGO – In our fourth annual outing, 50 friends and allies here raised $500 for our favorite publication, People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo, by way of rooting for the city’s Southside team, the White Sox, at its...