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

Foreign companies getting bulk of green stimulus
November 10, 2009 By Susan Webb
Of the $1.05 billion of stimulus funds handed out for clean energy grants since Sept. 1, 84 percent - $849 million - has gone to foreign wind companies.
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World

UN Gaza report becomes political football
November 4, 2009 By Susan Webb
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing any "endorsement or further consideration" of the UN Goldstone report, but the action is unlikely to have long-term significance.
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U.S.

E. coli deaths point to food safety failures
November 3, 2009 By Susan Webb
Two people have died and another 28 are ill after eating ground beef contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The deaths underscore the failures of the nation's food safety system.
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U.S.

U.S. official quits Afghanistan job over war
October 28, 2009 By Susan Webb
Vice President Joe Biden's foreign policy adviser will meet this week with a respected U.S. Foreign Service officer who quit his job in Afghanistan because he lost faith in the purpose of the war.
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U.S.

Jewish peace conference takes Washington spotlight
October 27, 2009 By Susan Webb
The first national conference of the surging Jewish-American peace movement, at Washington's Grand Hyatt Hotel, has drawn over 1,500 participants, exceeding organizers' expectations.
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World

Iraq blast targets government, elections
October 26, 2009 By Susan Webb
Yesterday's attacks on Iraqi government buildings were widely blamed on remnants of the Saddam Hussein regime and other elements seeking to destabilize the country.
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U.S.

War for oil? T. Boone Pickens thinks so
October 22, 2009 By Susan Webb
U.S. companies are entitled to Iraq's oil, oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens told a congressional committee Oct. 21.
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U.S.

EPA zaps BP on air pollution
October 21, 2009 By Susan Webb
The Environmental Protection Agency has taken on oil giant BP along with corporate-friendly Republican officials in the state of Indiana.
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