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

News

National Education Association demands Trump Ed Secretary DeVos quit
February 9, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
On the first anniversary of DeVos’ controversial confirmation (Vice President Mike Pence had to break a 50-50 Senate tie on her confirmation last year.) the NEA said DeVos “failed in the job.”
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U.S.

Soldiers, lawmakers rain on Trump’s triumphal military parade plan
February 8, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Trump wants a monster parade, with tanks and weapons, rolling down Pennsylvania Ave.
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Labor

Janus case: Workers push for the best, prepare for the worst
February 8, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
A potentially anti-labor majority on the Supreme Court may well be on its way to dealing a severe blow to the right of unions to raise the funds they need to represent workers.
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News

Trump threatens government shutdown if he doesn’t get his wall
February 7, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
For his entertainment Trump is also calling for a massive military parade of tanks and missiles in Washington DC, one that would tear up and require replacement of Pennsylvania Ave.
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Labor

Trumpian “accountability” throws us back to the spoils system
February 6, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Trump signaled in his State of the Union Message that he would replace merit with loyalty to him as the criteria for hiring and employing VA and other federal workers.
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U.S.

Workers rally against Trump’s stealing of their tips
February 6, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
The workers call it “tip theft.” And 346,135 people have protested to the Trump Labor Department about its stealth scheme to allow bosses to steal their tips.
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U.S.

Poor People’s Campaign launches with letter to GOP leaders
February 5, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
“We demand a change in course. Our faith traditions and our U.S. and state constitutions testify to an immorality that leaves out the poor."
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Politics

Memo War: The latest episode in Trump’s attack on democracy
February 2, 2018 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
The Trump administration and its backers are turning the White House and Congress into vehicles for carrying the nation toward authoritarianism.
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