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Sen. McCaskill demonstrates the limits of neo-liberal centrism

April 27, 2017 By Tony Pecinovsky

Claire McCaskill demonstrated the limitations of neo-liberal political centrism.

New stamps honor New Deal

April 27, 2017 By Special to People’s World

The U.S. Postal Service has recently released a booklet of 20 stamps of 10 different designs of posters from the Work Projects Administration.

Here are some ways Jeff Sessions’ DOJ is rewriting U.S. policy

April 26, 2017 By Al Neal

Welcome to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under Sessions.

Minimum wage hike to $15 would give 41 million a raise

April 26, 2017 By Special to People’s World

In the eight years since the federal minimum wage was last raised, the buying power of a minimum-wage paycheck has fallen 10 percent due to inflation.

DeVos tosses out Obama-era rules for student loan lenders

April 26, 2017 By Teresa Albano

The decision to “roll back essential protections imperils millions of student loan borrowers and families.”