National – Page 451 – People's World

Should kids go to jail for skipping school?

September 10, 2012 By Annette Fuentes

"What is the responsibility of the school? If they have a 50 percent failure rate, it should indicate something is wrong."

Rural America wants four more years

September 10, 2012 By Joelle Fishman

"Republicans know their hold on the country depends on keeping some voters out of the voting place," said Boyd Richie, former chair of the Texas Democratic Party.

Today in labor history: New York’s first Labor Day parade

September 5, 2012 By Special to People’s World

The Sept. 5, 1882 parade had nearly 30,000 marchers, who demanded fair working conditions, including the eight-hour work day.

New Jersey’s chromium spill site to be torn down

September 5, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Nearly 30 years after toxic chromium spilled from the E.C. Electroplating plant, the EPA announced that the building would be demolished.

Raising taxes on the rich works for everyone

August 24, 2012 By Sam Pizzigati

Piketty and Saez joined with MIT's Stefanie Stantcheva on a brief article that helps explain why raising taxes on a nation's rich creates economies that work for everyone.