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Save Cancer Research — Sign the Petition Our best hope for a cure is under attack. Sign the petition to restore cancer research funding.

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‘Gathering Storm: A Story of the Black Belt’ book review Beginning in the spring of 1929, hundreds of textile mill workers in and near Gastonia, North Carolina, struck against 60-hour workweeks, unsanitary living conditions, speed-ups, and racist job discri...

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Today in labor history: Textile workers ambushed On this day in 1929, during the Loray Mill strike in Gastonia, North Carolina, National Textile Workers Union members were ambushed by a group of armed men. The group - consisting of local vigilantes ...

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Rosenberg Fund for Children celebrates 35 years supporting activist families NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The call of “Stronger Together, Solidarity Forever” echoed through the main hall of First Churches in downtown Northampton, Mass., on April 11 as over 200 people gathered to celebra...

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China’s 15th Five-Year Plan charts path for sustainable development Legislators, teachers, civic leaders, workers, trade unionists, scientists, economists, and experts in many fields from across China met in Beijing in March for the “Two Sessions”—the annual meetings ...

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The war is not over: A moral resistance is needed After Donald Trump announced on social media Friday that the Straight of Hormuz was open, he told USA Today that he was celebrating a “great victory.” According to the US President, his war of choice ...

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Ethics probe underway of scandal around Trump Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer WASHINGTON—Two top House Democrats who deal with workers’ issues asked the Labor Department’s Inspector General to investigate yet another alleged scandal surrounding Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez...

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‘Unfit, unwell, unhinged’: NAACP calls for Trump’s removal The NAACP, for the first time in its history, has called for the removal a sitting president, Donald Trump. On April 7, Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, called Trump, “unfit, unwell, a...

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Firestorm continues over HHS Secretary’s call to “re-parent” Black children WASHINGTON—The issue of forced removal of Black children from their homes exploded last week during congressional testimony, where Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Tell Trump: No War for Israel U.S. taxpayers are paying the price every single day for a war against Iran at a time when many Americans can't afford groceries, housing, health care, and education. Tell President Trump: No war for ...

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Demands rising to push Trump out now, but advocates split on how WASHINGTON—Congress returns to Washington with a crowded and controversial agenda, including more anti-Iran war resolutions and more dollars for Donald Trump’s violent and vicious ICE agents.

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Tell Congress: Tax dollars for healthcare not warfare Tax dollars for healthcare not warfare Call, write, and visit your U.S. Representative and Senators to demand that Congress immediately pass an emergency War Powers Resolution to end the illegal and d...

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Algeria at crossroads of civilizations: The Pope’s visit and reaffirmation of a Mediterranean power In an era defined by geopolitical fragmentation and a crisis of civilizational confidence, Algeria is quietly but decisively reasserting itself as one of the Mediterranean’s most consequential anchors...

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On Good Friday, protesters at Livermore Lab urge an end to nuclear weapons LIVERMORE, Calif.—As the sun rose over Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on April 3, dozens of anti-nuclear weapons advocates were gathering outside the Lab’s East Gate and virtually, for the ann...

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Data centers are straining the grid and changing the environment For further reading:  Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it? Residents victorious in fight to stop Pekin, Illinois data center Pekin, Illinois residents turn out to opp...

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People’s World May Day Town Hall to feature national labor leaders This May Day, it’s time for every worker—organized and unorganized, employed and unemployed—to hit the streets! Workers, students, immigrants, and families in over 1,000 cities nationwide will demand ...

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Tell Congress: Co-Sponsor the Justice for Hind Rajab Act — IMEU Policy Project Take action now to help bring to justice the perpetrators who killed five-year-old Hind Rajab. Ask your Members of Congress to cosponsor the Justice for Hind Rajab Act.

Join me and take action now to help bring to justice the perpetrators who killed five-year-old Hind Rajab. Ask your Members of Congress to cosponsor the Justice for Hind Rajab Act. justiceforhindrajab.org?source=blues...

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Moral opposition to an unholy war On March 30, 2026, clergy members, moral leaders, veterans and directly impacted people organized Moral Mondays across the country and in a solidarity action in Canada for public prayer, testimony, an...

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Birthright citizenship battle reflected at the Supreme Court In 1607, an English court ruled that babies born in Scotland after it unified with England were born the English king’s “subjects,” with all the rights of Englishmen.

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What can I do to fight fascism? This question has occupied the minds of millions of working people across the United States as Donald Trump and his allies on the extreme right have tightened their grip on American life.

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When measuring our movement’s strength, don’t overlook retirees There were a lot of seniors in the giant No Kings III events across the country on March 28. The contrast with the last great American protest upsurge during the Vietnam War was evident. Back in those...

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Trump demands $1.5 trillion for war plus domestic cuts WASHINGTON—Budget proposals, especially for the federal government, are political documents--and that was never more obvious than in the spending plan for fiscal 2027, which right-wing, militaristic, ...

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People’s World inspired me to become a volunteer working-class journalist TO: People’s World Readers FROM: Raven Raevsky, New writer from DFW I hope you are doing well, and I thank you for engaging so deeply with People’s World. The reactionary forces are in very strong pos...

People's World inspired me to become a volunteer working-class journalist. Reporter Raven Raevsky from Texas talks about why PW stands out among the alternative media.
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‘Hands Off!’ mass rallies scheduled nationwide for April 5 WASHINGTON—Hundreds of rallies, marches and protests from Alaska to Hawaii to Northern Maine to Southeast Florida—plus four overseas—will bring hundreds of thousands of people into the streets on Apri...

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Pope rebukes Hegseth’s prayers, labeling them as bloodlust Pope Leo II launched the beginning of the holiest week on the Christian calendar with what is seen worldwide as a sharp attack on U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the right-wing Christian natio...

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Young Nashville mother detained by ICE, separated from 10-month-old breastfeeding baby NASHVILLE—Another immigration outrage in Nashville, where young mother Misslenys Hernandez Zabala has disappeared. Hernandez was arrested, detained, and taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

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DOJ on birthright case: Constitution does not mean what it says WASHINGTON—Pundits are saying President Donald Trump is likely to lose his appeal to the Supreme Court in a case over his executive order taking away the right of automatic birthright citizenship spel...

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Supreme Court overturns Colorado conversion therapy ban in setback for LGBTQ+ rights WASHINGTON—In a shocking setback for LGBTQ+ rights, on Tuesday, March 31, the Supreme Court overturned Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy, calling it unconstitutional. The state law was aimed a...

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Sylvia Rivera Sylvia Rivera was a tireless advocate for those silenced and disregarded by larger movements. Throughout her life, she fought against the exclusion of transgender people, especially transgender people...

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