politics – Page 376 – People's World

“Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan”

January 30, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

"Empire's Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan," by Klassen and Greg Albo, asks the question, "Why did the Canadian government go to war in Afghanistan in 2001?"

Closing wealth gap tops Obama’s State of the Union

January 29, 2014 By John Wojcik

President Obama, in his 2014 State of the Union speech here last night, defined narrowing of the unprecedented wealth gap in America as a major task facing the nation.

“GroKo” Politics – No real change for Germany

January 15, 2014 By Victor Grossman

Some have suggested the German "Word of the Year" should be "whistleblower" - in the escalating Denglish language here breezily called "Neu-Deutsch" ("New German").

New left-wing party forms in Mexico

January 15, 2014 By Tim Pelzer

A new left-wing party led by former presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will soon appear on the ballot in Mexico.

“The Great Dictator” of New Jersey crosses a bridge too far

January 13, 2014 By Norman Markowitz

No one who is knowledgeable about Jersey politics knows of a more reactionary, anti-labor, and personally abusive governor in the state's recent history.