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For panicking capitalists, resuming profit flow trumps everything

March 25, 2020 By Roberta Wood

Public health experts are united in advising Americans: “Keep your ass at home.” Trump’s panicky insistence on sabotaging that strategy is more than just ignorance and irresponsibility. It’s not the “economy” in general he’s in a...

Protesters denounce Cleveland jail conditions

January 14, 2019 By Special to People’s World

Since last June eight people have died and 55 attempted suicide while in custody.

EPI: Corporate tax avoidance close to $700 billion

October 17, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

Taking advantage of big loopholes in the U.S. tax code, evade almost $700 billion in U.S. taxes.

Low prices or livable wages? Let’s discuss

October 10, 2014 By Tim Libretti

My brother read my recent article on income inequality and asked me a question that I think is more generally at play in the debate: "Won't the costs of increasing the minimum wage simply be passed...

AFT exposes for-profit charter school industry

March 6, 2014 By PAI

AFT is launching a campaign to expose the for-profit charter school industry as more interested in profits for its CEOs and stockholders than it is in teaching kids.