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People’s World is a voice for progressive change and socialism in the United States. It provides news and analysis of, by, and for the labor and democratic movements to our readers across the country and around the world. People’s World traces its lineage to the Daily Worker newspaper, founded by communists, socialists, union members, and other activists in Chicago in 1924.

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Honoring Ohio’s unsung heroes of 2008 elections
February 13, 2009 By Special to People’s World
Speaking to scores of activists in labor, community, farm, retiree and other progressive movements at events in three Ohio cities, Sam Webb, national chairman of the Communist Party USA, called for all out grassroots efforts to...
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‘Country needs our help’ — progressives urged to rally around recovery plan
January 29, 2009 By Special to People’s World
WASHINGTON — With more people filing for unemployment than at any time in the past quarter century amid the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the head of a key center for labor and progressive...
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Culture

MOVIE REVIEW: What were the Germans thinking?
April 29, 2006 By Special to People’s World
The new film “Sophie Scholl,” a small story of resistance to the greatest tragedy of the 20th century, gives us a big opportunity to fulfill our need for answers.
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Books

Einstein in the hood. BOOK REVIEW: Einstein on Race and Racism.
February 24, 2006 By Special to People’s World
Princeton was a southern town in northern gown. Segregation of Blacks from whites was widely practiced and enforced. Einstein, a German-born Jew and naturalized American citizen, was acutely aware of what racism is and does, and...
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Honoring Susan Wheeler. Raising money for the paper she loved
February 24, 2006 By Special to People’s World
PORTLAND, Ore. — A capacity crowd in the Friends Meeting House here celebrated the life of Susan Elizabeth Wheeler Feb. 11 with songs, laughter, tears and heartfelt memories of her contributions to the people’s movements.
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Connecticut Black history forum to honor 3 women leaders
February 17, 2006 By Special to People’s World
NEW HAVEN — Jarvis Tyner, executive vice chair of the Communist Party USA and a founder of the Black Radical Congress, will return to Connecticut to keynote the 32nd annual African American History Month celebration of...
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Susan Wheeler, fighter for equality and peace, 63
February 10, 2006 By Special to People’s World
PORTLAND, Ore. — Susan Elizabeth Wheeler, a lifelong fighter for equality, peace and socialism, passed away Jan. 24 at her daughter’s home in Sequim, Wash. She was 63 and had fought cancer for four years
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Elizabeth Hall dies at 94
October 17, 2003 By Special to People’s World

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