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Writing on Amtrak

March 20, 2014 By Lou Siegel

Soon we'd be snaking through the freight yards and pulling into the Amtrak platform at L.A.'s Union Station. It was a dramatic opening scene - almost cinematic - filled with promise.

Nationwide, workers lead local movements to raise wages

March 19, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Working families across the country have been leading movements to raise wages at the state and local level.

Coalition takes UPK fight to Albany

March 17, 2014 By Estevan Bassett-Nembhard

Elected officials of all races came from across the city to show their support for the mayor's proposal that UPK be enacted and paid for by taxing those who make $500,000 and up.

Ohio “Frackgate” raises concerns about regulators

March 17, 2014 By Anne Caruso

The FOI request was prompted by Gov. John Kasich's failure to follow through on a 2011 law permitting fracking in Ohio's state parks.

Texas MoveOn takes aim at ALEC

March 17, 2014

ALEC brings together right-wing politicians and big-money corporations to write and promote anti-worker legislation throughout the country.