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.

Romney caught in “Anglo-Saxon” hot water
July 26, 2012 By Susan Webb
Mitt Romney ran into hot water this week over Anglo-Saxons.
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Labor

AFL-CIO: Call senators today to pass Bring Jobs Home Act
July 18, 2012 By Susan Webb
The AFL-CIO and other backers are urging the public to contact their senators immediately to tell them to vote "yes" on the bill.
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U.S.

Beware: “Pro-child” groups press corporate schools agenda
July 10, 2012 By Susan Webb
The Change.org petition site recently dropped the misleadingly named "StudentsFirst" and "Stand for Children" as paying clients.This came after public pressure including a counter-petition by a Chicago teacher.
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World

Investigation: Fukushima nuclear disaster was “man-made”
July 6, 2012 By Susan Webb
Last year's Fukushima nuclear catastrophe was "man-made" and "the result of collusion" between the government, regulators and the company.
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U.S.

Title IX women’s equality law marks 40th anniversary
June 27, 2012 By Susan Webb
The measure, an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, prohibited gender inequality in federally funded education programs and institutions.
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U.S.

Musicians getting same harsh treatment as steelworkers
June 26, 2012 By Susan Webb
Violinists of the world, unite? Orchestra musicians across the U.S. are getting the same harsh treatment by management as steelworkers, city and state workers and others.
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U.S.

New bill would remedy nation’s “dental crisis”
June 11, 2012 By Susan Webb
Are your teeth a part of your body? Apparently, no. More than one-third of Americans have no dental insurance. One quarter of U.S. adults 65 and older have lost all their teeth.
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World

Another Iraq? U.S. aids Saudis in Syria intervention
May 21, 2012 By Susan Webb
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other feudal Persian Gulf states are providing millions of dollars in funding to Syrian opposition forces every month, with U.S. backing and coordination.
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