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Today in history: England’s 99% crushed

June 15, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On June 15, 1381, Wat Tyler, a leader of a peasant/laborer rebellion that swept England, was killed by the king's supporters.

UK’s labor leader Bob Crow builds solidarity at the Left Labor Project

March 19, 2012 By Gabe Falsetta

We believe the trade union movement is not just about what wages or what contract you get but about the social side: Decent transportation, affordable housing, a decent welfare state.

Tottenham unrest a symptom of Tory Britain

August 8, 2011 By Rory MacKinnon

Riot-scarred Tottenham began picking up the pieces Sunday from a night of violence that local trade unionists warned could erupt anywhere in Britain due to unemployment and social alienation.

Murdoch hacking scandal crossing the Atlantic

July 20, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

Sen. John Rockefeller called for a congressional investigation of charges that Rupert Murdoch's journalists attempted to buy 9/11 victims' phone records.

Murdoch and Watergate

July 19, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

The widening Murdoch scandal reminds us of Richard Nixon's Watergate meltdown, but Murdoch's actions have been far more insidious.