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

Labor

Unions protest Trump eviction of Salvadorans
January 11, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Not only will terminating TPS for 200,000 Salvadoran workers take away their livelihoods, it will tear apart hundreds of thousands of families.
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U.S.

Dreamers, allies demand passage of a “clean” Dream Act
January 10, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Meanwhile, San Francisco judge issues injunction blocking Trump's planned deportations.
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Politics

Historians look back on 1968 tumult and its lasting impact
January 8, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
1968…the year all hell broke loose worldwide, or so it seemed then.
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U.S.

Republicans target college student aid
January 4, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Just like the Republican tax plan, it puts corporate profits before students, asking families and students to pay more for a lower quality education.
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Politics

UN report on human rights slams new Trump tax law
January 3, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg
Wealth gap "at odds with nation's founding commitment to human rights."
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Labor

2017 in Headlines: For unions and workers, Trump dominates news
December 30, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg
Like it or not, and regardless of whether he tells the truth or covers-up or flat-out lies, the president of the United States – his words, his actions, his speeches, his tweets, his agenda, the reaction...
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Labor

Fatal on-the-job injuries rose by seven percent in 2016
December 27, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg
Growing economic sectors which receive little attention and oversight, such as health care and food services, saw jumps in death rates on the job.
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Labor

Unions: Workers will remember Trump tax deal in November
December 26, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg
The union leaders added it would throw 13 million people off health insurance by 2025, and raise premiums by 10 percent yearly for everyone else, due to a key provision yanking money from the Affordable Care...
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