Justices review life terms for teen offenders
A majority on the Supreme Court appeared to signal changing the use of life prison terms without parole for teenagers whose crimes do not involve a murder.
Wall Street gets swine flu vaccine before others
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley were among the first employers in New York to receive shipments of the badly sought after H1N1 swine flu vaccine.
Health bill passes House, abortion remains sticking point
The bipartisan passage of the House health reform bill Sat. Nov. 7 was met with mainly positive reviews from the labor and democratic movements.
400,000 on ‘terrorist’ list
The Washington Post reported last week that 1,600 names are being added to the list of 400,000 people who are suspected of being "terrorists."
The invisible wounds of unjust wars
The terrible mayhem and slaughter last week at Fort Hood Texas shocked us all. All of us feel deeply for the families, the loved ones and the friends of those who were hurt and killed.
In Thompson's defeat, seeds of future victory
It would be a mistake to classify Bloomberg's November 4 mayoral reelection win as anything but a defeat for the working people of New York City
San Francisco Board set to overturn mayor’s veto on immigrant youth
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is expected to overturn the mayor's veto of an immigrant rights bill that would preserve the city's sanctuary tradition.
What’s a downloadable print edition?
CHICAGO - As the People's World pushes forward as a daily online website, people have asked, "What about print?"
After gang rape, Richmond students come together for healing
The white streamers were everywhere ― worn as armbands, headbands, neckties, leg-bands ― as hundreds of Richmond High School students gathered on the football field.
Elections yield both good news and bad
The early news was not good for liberals and progressives, but it got better as the night wore on.
