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Terrorism and the lessons of African American history

February 19, 2015 By J. Behrens

President Obama cautioned us not to judge the more than a billion and half Muslims by the actions of relatively few violent extremists.

An open letter to the leaders of the world

January 23, 2015 By Malala Yousafzai

"Let's be clear: the actions we take in 2015 will decide which way the world turns for decades to come; please take the right path."

the bus to blunderville

December 3, 2014 By Tim Mills

"bought the ticket in my hometown, all aboard for the shootin' place, won't see his hands up high, death in his eyes, tears runnin' down his mama's face..."

St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizers invite LGBT group to march

September 3, 2014 By Jim Fitzgerald

Organizers of the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade say they're ending a ban and allowing a gay group to march under its own banner for the first time.

Today in labor history: Roosevelt signs Social Security Act

August 14, 2014 By Special to People’s World

In the aftermath of the Great Depression during which poverty encompassed 60 percent of the senior population, Social Security was a major plank of Roosevelt's "New Deal."