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Trump answers public worries about war and economy with same old campaign rallies
Rather than talk seriously to the nation about the unconstitutional and disastrous war he started in the Middle East, President Donald Trump has offered nothing more than campaign-style rallies this week in Ohio and Kentucky. Just as he did in front of MAGA crowds at rallies when he ran twice for the presidency, Trump promoted […]
- By : John Wojcik
- March 12, 2026
Residents victorious in fight to stop Pekin, Illinois data center
PEKIN, Ill.—Residents celebrated a victory Tuesday night as Mayor Mary Burress announced that Pekin City Council does not plan to move forward with approval for a proposed AI data center. Burress was greeted with applause by those in attendance as she read off her statement indicating the council was nixing the facility. “When a project […]
- By : Nicholis Hall
- March 12, 2026
Massive public subsidies pumped into biggest low-wage firms, report shows
WASHINGTON—As it has for years, the federal government is providing a massive subsidy to the nation’s largest and lowest-paying firms, such as Walmart and Amazon. The subsidy is because the low-wage firms pay their workers so little they must turn to federal food stamps, free school meals for kids, Medicaid, and Section 8 housing vouchers […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- March 12, 2026
Strategic retreat or strategic pivot? The state of the Target boycott
On Wednesday, March 11, the national leaders of the Target boycott—former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, Tamika Mallory, and Rev. Jamal Bryant, also known as the “Mothership Three”—held a press conference alongside the Boycott Target D.C. Coalition at the National Press Club in Washington to give the community and country an update on the state […]
- By : Dante O’Hara And G. Seb
- March 12, 2026
Mass resistance may doom major piece of GOP voter repression plan
WASHINGTON—Cracks in the solid wall of Republican lawmaker support for Trump’s plans to derail future elections are appearing more and more these days. Evidence of that is seen in a standoff now between the president and a split Senate Republican majority that could well may doom the so-called “SAVE Act,” the GOP’s monstrous voter repression […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- March 11, 2026
Democrats do well in special election in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s distict
In the deep-red northwest Georgia congressional district once represented by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Democrat Shawn Harris came in first in a special election Tuesday to fill the seat from which she resigned. He advances to an April 7 runoff against Republican Clay Fuller, who came in second. The results, like those in a string of […]
- By : John Wojcik
- March 11, 2026
WFTU calls for week of action in solidarity with Cuba
NEW YORK—In the face of an escalating U.S. campaign to strangle the Cuban economy through a total oil blockade, the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) has issued an urgent appeal for international solidarity. They are calling for an International Week of Action from April 6 to 12 in support of the Cuban people. In […]
- By : Cameron Harrison And Ani Toncheva
- March 11, 2026
Communist Parties of Iran, Israel, and U.S. unite against war
NEW YORK—The communist parties of the three nations directly involved in the current Iran War have issued a joint statement condemning the U.S.-Israeli military assault, calling it a war of imperialist aggression waged against the interests of working people across the region. The statement—signed by the Tudeh Party of Iran, the Communist Party of Israel […]
- By : People’s World Staff
- March 11, 2026
Profit protector: Shield of the Americas summit builds MAGA world order
The signal coming out of Miami this past weekend was that in the “Trump Corollary” you’re either a vassal or a target. Twelve Latin American and Caribbean right-wing leaders gathered at Trump National Doral Resort and Spa for what looked suspiciously like a feudal court. Argentina’s Javier Milei, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa, […]
- By : C.J. Atkins And Cameron Harrison
- March 11, 2026
‘Africville’: Faith Nolan’s debut album an essential listen 40 years later
Africville Faith Nolan 1986 Forty years ago, Faith Nolan released her debut album, Africville. Recently, she made her catalog available through online streaming services, and that’s a good thing because it makes this album available to a wider and newer audience. Musically and politically, Africville has earned landmark status with its blend of blues, folk, and jazz sounds, […]
- By : Dave McKee
- March 10, 2026