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

Labor

R.I. calls truce in war on teachers
May 25, 2010 By Susan Webb
Ninety-three Central Falls teachers and school professionals got their jobs back in a hard-fought agreement this month, but what it really means will not be known for a while.
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World

Class inequality widening in Israel
April 29, 2010 By Susan Webb
A new report from Tel Aviv highlights growing class inequality in Israel, and the issue is getting national attention.
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U.S.

Energy bill stalling has groups riled up
April 27, 2010 By Susan Webb
Leaders of 31 national organizations sent a letter to the Senate today pressing senators "not to squander the great promise of bipartisan action" for "strong clean energy and climate change legislation."
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U.S.

Emergency funding urged to prevent worst school cuts in 50 years
April 21, 2010 By Susan Webb
Tens of thousands of teachers and other school staff are facing layoffs across the country for the coming school year, along with slashed programs, larger classes and shortened school weeks.
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World

Palestinians and Israelis call for nonviolent people power to end occupation
April 9, 2010 By Susan Webb
A meeting between Israeli and Palestinian Communist leaders last month highlighted a new approach that is gaining favor among Palestinians as the path to achieving a state of their own alongside Israel.
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World

Iraq elections: a tale of big money and ugly politics
April 7, 2010 By Susan Webb
Many Iraqis hoped the March elections would advance a united national consensus to build a sovereign democratic Iraq, free of foreign occupation, but it appears that struggle has a ways to go.
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Labor

Internships may be just another word for exploitation, Labor Dept. says
April 6, 2010 By Susan Webb
The Labor Department is cracking down on unpaid internships, and it has generated a flood of comments on The New York Times web site and elsewhere. No wonder.
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U.S.

As flood waters recede, deeper questions emerge
April 2, 2010 By Susan Webb
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - As Rhode Islanders recover from the state's worst flooding in 200 years, questions are being raised about why the damage was so great.
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