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

Peace

Flood Congress with phone calls to end war, groups urge
April 6, 2007 By Susan Webb
With antiwar momentum building in and out of Congress, major grassroots efforts kicked off last week to bring U.S. troops home.
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Peace

Iraq exit hits Congress agenda: End date for war sets completely different course
March 16, 2007 By Susan Webb
House and Senate Democratic leaders announced new moves to begin U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq this year and set a specific timetable for ending the U.S. combat role by next fall. While not going as far...
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Peace

Who will control Iraqs oil? Draft law would open door for multinationals to move in
March 9, 2007 By Susan Webb
Under heavy pressure from the U.S., Iraq’s cabinet approved a draft oil law, Feb. 26, that would effectively shift control of the country’s huge oil resources to multinational corporations, experts charge.
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Other

Charges vs. Iran recall pre-Iraq-war hysteria
February 16, 2007 By Susan Webb
The danger of a U.S. attack on Iran appears to be mounting following a series of increasingly aggressive Bush administration actions.
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World

Exxon, Bush fiddle while planet burns
February 9, 2007 By Susan Webb
On Feb. 1 Exxon Mobil announced the largest profits ever earned by a U.S. company — $40 billion in 2006. A day later, the UK Guardian reported that the Exxon-funded Bush-connected American Enterprise Institute sent letters...
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Labor

Bush health care plan: Youre on your own
February 2, 2007 By Susan Webb
Health care advocates slammed President Bush’s latest health care proposals as free-market fantasy that would dismantle employer-provided health coverage, enrich insurance companies and worsen the nation’s health care crisis.
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Peace

Opposition to Iraq war surges
January 19, 2007 By Susan Webb
President Bush’s announcement that he is sending over 21,000 more troops to Iraq has fueled increasing bipartisan opposition in Congress, among the U.S. public, in the labor movement and among the military itself.
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Peace

Vets, military families: Time to say its over
December 15, 2006 By Susan Webb
Veterans and military families are planning dramatic actions in the nation’s capital in late January to appeal to ordinary Americans to speak out for an end to the Iraq war.
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