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African Americans in Oakland: “We have power to make a difference”

October 17, 2017 By Marilyn Bechtel

The Oct. 7 event, held at Laney College, drew hundreds of participants from Oakland and surrounding communities.

Former People’s World editor Tim Wheeler on book tour

October 5, 2017 By Gabe Falsetta

Tim Wheeler says that optimism, even in these most unpredictable and difficult times, is what defines communists.

Progressive Caucus blasts Trump-GOP tax cut plan

October 5, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

To stop the tax cut plan, “We have to buckle up and organize all over the country."

Justices wrestle with mandatory arbitration vs. labor law

October 3, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

When a company forces a worker into mandatory arbitration of everything from unsafe working conditions to unpaid overtime, does that trump the worker’s rights under federal labor law?

Rev. William Barber and the new Poor People’s Campaign

September 20, 2017 By Michael Berkowitz

Here in the richest nation in the world, the poor and working class are being left further behind. The Poor People's Campaign intends to do something about it.