PW Editorial Board

People’s World editorial board: Editor-in-Chief John Wojcik, Managing Editor C.J. Atkins, Copy Editor Eric A. Gordon, Washington D.C. Bureau Chief Mark Gruenberg, Social Media Editor Chauncey K. Robinson, Senior Editor Roberta Wood, Senior Editor Joe Sims

LATEST ARTICLES BY PW Editorial Board

Peace

Time to come home from Iraq
June 7, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
With Libya and Afghanistan dominating headlines these days, it's been hard to focus on Iraq. But the death of five U.S. soldiers in a rocket attack in Baghdad June 6 has galvanized our attention again.
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Opinion

Republicans take aim at early voting
June 6, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
Early voting, a key element in President Barack Obama's victory in 2008, is under fierce attack by the Republican Party.
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Opinion

Elizabeth Warren versus corporate shills
May 27, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
Republicans are practically foaming at the mouth in their crusade to block the nomination of Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Opinion

Eric Cantor’s ugly ransom
May 25, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
There can be no political or moral justification for holding ransom disaster relief money for the people of Joplin, Mo.
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Opinion

Jim Crow move over, the Wisconsin GOP is here
May 18, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
Voters will for the first time be required to show photo identification this summer in recall elections seeking to unseat several Republican legislators.
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Opinion

Backbone: Schneiderman investigates Wall Street
May 17, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
Backbone. That is part of what's been missing over the past few years. Significantly, that may be about to change.
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Opinion

Tony Kushner CUNY degree struggle: Symptom of nationwide problem
May 9, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
Tonight the executive board of the trustees of the City University of New York will reportedly meet and reverse a decision to table and potentially deny playwright Tony Kushner an honorary doctorate from John Jay College.
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Opinion

The Freedom Rides turn 50
May 4, 2011 By PW Editorial Board
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Freedom Rides, which contributed mightily to breaking the back of legal segregation in the South.
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