Mark Gruenberg

Award-winning journalist Mark Gruenberg is head of the Washington, D.C., bureau of People's World. He is also the editor of the union news service Press Associates Inc. (PAI). Known for his reporting skills, sharp wit, and voluminous knowledge of history, Mark is a compassionate interviewer but tough when going after big corporations and their billionaire owners.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Gruenberg

Politics

Voter suppression documentary ‘Rigged’ screens at Congressional Black Caucus
September 16, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Millions of people of color, students, women, the old, and workers were turned away from the polls on one technicality or another, or just plain intimidated into not voting, in 2016.
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Labor

STRIKE: General Motors forces 49,000 auto workers onto the picket line
September 16, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
United Auto Workers: "We are standing together in unity and solidarity for our members, their families, and the communities where we work and live."
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Politics

Medicare for All dominates debate; Sanders, Warren defend it against Biden
September 13, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
When Sanders said we are spending twice as much per capita on health care as the Canadians or any other major country, the former VP smugly replied, “This is America.”
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Politics

Rep. Wilson: African Americans’ issues get little attention in presidential race
September 12, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
The message at this year's Congressional Black Caucus conference: Register every African American possible to vote and get them to the polls next year.
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Labor

Centrist ‘New Democrats’ demand for quick vote on ‘New NAFTA’ irks Machinists
September 11, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Right-wing "New Democrats" are pushing for a vote on the new NAFTA, but the Machinists union and allies in Congress are putting on the brakes.
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Politics

Public pressure forces Trump impeachment process to move ahead
September 10, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Pressure to move increased during the month-long congressional recess.
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U.S.

Federal workers continue to defend rights vs. Trump, in Congress and in court
September 9, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Among other things, Trump’s schemes make it easier for bosses to fire federal workers and retaliate against whistleblowers.
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Labor

Univ. of Chicago Medical Center nurses authorize strike
September 9, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg
Some 67% of nurses told NNU surveyors a patient or a visitor threatened them, while 32% had been kicked and 28% had been hit or had an object – including chairs -- thrown at them.
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