Susan Webb

Susan Webb is a retired co-editor of People's World. She has written on a range of topics both international - the Iraq war, World Social Forums in Brazil and India, the Israel-Palestinian conflict and controversy over the U.S. role in Okinawa - and domestic - including the meaning of socialism for Americans, attacks on Planned Parenthood, the U.S. as top weapons merchant, and more.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Susan Webb

U.S.

Rhode Island passes civil unions bill, with controversy
June 30, 2011 By Susan Webb
The Rhode Island state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to legalize same-sex civil unions, sending the bill to the governor for his expected signature.
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U.S.

Deaf activists launch campaign against Netflix
June 28, 2011 By Susan Webb

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Peace

Who should pay for the Iraq war?
June 14, 2011 By Susan Webb
On a trip to Baghdad last week, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., enraged Iraqi officials by saying that Iraq should repay the U.S. for the cost of the war.
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Peace

House votes on Libya are mixed bag
June 6, 2011 By Susan Webb
A peculiar set of House votes on dueling Libya resolutions last Friday showed Republican maneuvering and Democratic divisions.
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World

Labor, rights groups condemn arrests of Iraqi activists
June 2, 2011 By Susan Webb
Amnesty International and the International Confederation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions have assailed recent arrests of trade unionists and other Iraqi activists.
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World

Obama’s “new chapter” for Middle East leaves questions unanswered
May 19, 2011 By Susan Webb
The president said the U.S. is opening "a new chapter in American diplomacy" centered on human rights and economic development. But the new policy has its own contradictions.
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U.S.

Dangerous bacteria found on meat in Michigan, and nationwide
May 17, 2011 By Susan Webb
Meat samples from Detroit-area supermarkets contained antibiotic-resistant Staphlococcus aurea bacteria, scientists at Wayne State University reported this week. But it's not just Michigan.
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U.S.

Why is the Mississippi River flooding?
May 12, 2011 By Susan Webb
The right-wing National Review is rushing to instruct us that global warming has nothing to do with the record-breaking Mississippi River flood. Are they right?
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