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

Opinion

Time for U.S. to exonerate Rosenbergs, new book shows
September 30, 2010 By Susan Webb
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, parents of two young children, were executed on June 19,1953, but the case has refused to die.
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Labor

Workers in New England rustbelt fight to keep plant open
September 16, 2010 By Susan Webb
A group of workers in New England's economic rustbelt are battling an aerospace giant to preserve their livelihoods.
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Peace

Coincidence? Israeli-Palestinian talks to open, Israel threatens Iran attack
August 25, 2010 By Susan Webb
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced direct Israeli-Palestinian talks will restart Sept. 2, while a controversial article says Israel will likely attack Iran by next July.
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U.S.

Hot summer? It’s going to get worse
August 13, 2010 By Susan Webb
The sweltering heat has been off the charts this summer for much of the East Coast, but it's going to get worse, and we're very ill equipped to deal with what's coming.
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Peace

Gates announces Pentagon cuts, but not really
August 11, 2010 By Susan Webb
When Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Pentagon spending cuts on Monday, he indicated it was an effort to squelch growing calls for cutting the bloated military budget.
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Peace

Israeli peace movement surges in Sheikh Jarrah
August 9, 2010 By Susan Webb
If the Israeli-Palestinian crisis is going to be resolved anytime soon, the beginning of the solution could be happening in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
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U.S.

Bill would make oil companies pay, but Republicans say no
July 30, 2010 By Susan Webb
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a new limited energy bill that includes no curbs on carbon emissions - but Republicans, and some Democrats, don't like this bill either.
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Peace

War funding passes but unease grows
July 28, 2010 By Susan Webb
A record 102 Democrats, more than a third of the 255 Democrats in the House, voted against the bill, compared to 32 who opposed a similar bill last year.
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