Elections

Nigeria elections approach amid economic distress and terror attacks

January 16, 2015 By Emile Schepers

Nigeria is in the news again because of vicious attacks by the extremist jihadi group Boko Haram in the country's Northeastern state of Borno.

Today in labor history: SNCC founder Julian Bond was born

January 14, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Today people from around the country and globe are wishing the long time civil rights giant, Julian Bond, a very happy birthday.

Big business again sues labor board over union election rules

January 12, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

Here we go again. Business groups are suing the National Labor Relations Board over the new union election rules it finalized in December.

NY Better World Awards honor activists, salute protests

December 22, 2014 By Gabe Falsetta

Good food and politics were in ample supply at the annual New York Better World awards.

Inside story on how one little city slew an oil dragon

December 16, 2014 By John Wojcik

A dragon by the name of Chevron, breathing a fire fueled by Citizens United and $3.1 million in cash, succumbed to the people of the tiny city of Richmond, California.