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Ban on travel to Cuba still in place

February 13, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The Cuban 5 are free, and difficult but promising negotiations have been going on in Havana about the restoration of full diplomatic relations.

James Raines, 40; member of CPUSA and fearless organizer

February 12, 2015 By Nicholas James

It was James's life experiences - the economic hardship and decline of the post-industrial era - that led him to socialism and compelled him to care for those around him.

Southern California awards lunch raises friends for PW

February 11, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Almost 60 friends of the People's World gathered here at the Los Angeles Workers Center to celebrate the People's World and its California contributors.

Jon Stewart’s exit as a phony newsman is a loss to real news

February 11, 2015 By Frazier Moore

As a champion of enlightened phoniness in TV journalism, Stewart has proven himself to be one-of-a-kind, a fake who's unrivaled as the real deal.

Arrest increases call for political reform in New York State

February 9, 2015 By David Mirtz

The recent arrest of Sheldon Silver is only the latest in a series of events that has raised the volume on calls for ethics and political reform in New York.