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.

Unfazed by Glenn Beck, silent majority turning out to back health reform
August 28, 2009 By Susan Webb
You wouldn't know it from the sensation-hungry commercial media and the right-wing pundits, but supporters of health care reform and a public option are turning out at vigils, rallies and town hall events across the country.
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U.S.

Reports show drinking water contaminated by herbicide
August 27, 2009 By Susan Webb
U.S. drinking water is widely contaminated by atrazine, a weed-killer that disrupts hormones in animals and is considered dangerous for pregnant women, according to a new report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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World

U.S. strategy debated as Afghan war grows deadlier
August 25, 2009 By Susan Webb
When four U.S. troops were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan Aug. 25, it made 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops there since the 2001 U.S. invasion.
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U.S.

Mercury contaminates fish nationwide, study shows
August 21, 2009 By Susan Webb
Scientists have found mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released yesterday.
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U.S.

Oklahoma ruling could get chicken waste out of our rivers
August 20, 2009 By Susan Webb
A lawsuit charging poultry companies with polluting Oklahoma’s waterways got a boost this week when a federal judge ruled that large amounts of chicken waste can fall under federal anti-pollution laws.
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U.S.

Oklahomans battle poultry companies to save their rivers
August 14, 2009 By Susan Webb
Oklahoma’s attorney general is suing Tyson Foods and other poultry processors, charging them with polluting an area of his state known for its chain of scenic lakes and rivers.
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Labor

Summers says Obama will fix Social Security question is how
August 13, 2009 By Susan Webb
One of President Obama’s top economic advisers, Lawrence Summers, told leading economists Aug. 11 that the president intends to overhaul Social Security before he leaves the White House.
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U.S.

Limbaughs Nazi slurs draw condemnation
August 12, 2009 By Susan Webb
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw Rush Limbaugh into a snit when she objected to use of Nazi symbols by anti-health-reform protesters.
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