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Saudi girl’s story exposes oppression of women

October 7, 2013

The film audience cringes as Wadjda's flowering pre-teen youth is hammered with humiliations and denials of even the slightest sign of human growth.

Today in labor history: Black farmers meet to unionize, are attacked

September 30, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Arkansas Gov. Charles Hillman Bough sent 100 U.S. troops to the area, where they exchanged gunfire with the farmers.

Enough “shock,” time to confront prejudice

September 26, 2013 By Walter Brasch

It's too late to preach tolerance by the time someone is a full-time corporate employee. Sensitivity must begin before children attend schools, and continue through their formative years.

Sept. 10 primaries a turning point in New York

September 23, 2013 By Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

In the primary elections, hundreds of thousands of Democratic voters selected candidates who advocated a different, more progressive direction for New York City.

Detroit: Through the lens of class and race

September 23, 2013 By Sam Webb

The success of the struggle in Detroit will hinge especially on the degree of anti-racist understanding achieved by white people and workers in particular.