Special to People’s World
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U.S.
This week in history: The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
May 9, 2016The food drive started in October 1991 as a pilot program, the initial drive taking place in ten cities across the country.
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U.S.
This month: Celebrate Asian-Pacific American heritage, honor Yung Wing
May 3, 2016Educational pioneer Yung Wing (1828-1912) worked to bridge cultural gaps between the U.S. and China.
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U.S.
Divest from Pentagon, invest in people
April 25, 2016On Tax Day, protesters were staging a press conference with the latest attempt at temporary housing for the homeless.
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Opinion
Passover begins Friday night: A rabbi’s poetic reflection on freedom
April 21, 2016The eight-day Jewish festival of Passover begins Friday night in the Jewish year 5776.
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World
This week in history: Puerto Rican independentista José de Diego born
April 11, 2016Diego was a statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's independence from Spain and from the United States.
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U.S.
This week in history: Poll tax abolished 50 years ago
April 4, 2016A three-judge federal court at Jackson, Miss., outlawed Mississippi's $2 poll tax as a voting requirement for state and federal elections.
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Arts
This week in women’s history: Poet-novelist-activist Marge Piercy turns 80
March 28, 2016Piercy has written 17 novels, including bestsellers, and 19 volumes of poetry.
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Labor
New Labor Department rule to expose union busting industry
March 23, 2016"Using union-busting law firms to intimidate workers is one more tool in the toolbox of the global elite."
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