
Samaria Rice retains faith that justice will be done for Tamir
"I don't need all this attention, but I feel like I have to do something good with it, I have to turn my anger into something positive."

Benefit freeze to leave millions on Social Security out in the cold
"We urge Congress to act quickly to mitigate the devastating Medicare hikes headed for millions of Americans who can't afford them."

Peoplesworld job opening: Managing editor
Peoplesworld.org has an opening for a full-time managing editor.or a full-time managing editor.

EPI plan: Tax the rich, strengthen social security, rebuild infrastructure
By 2040, federal debt would be 54 percent of gross domestic product, not the present 74 percent - and less than debt proposed by right wingers.

Today in history: LBJ’s “Great Society” is launched
On this date in 1964, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

As mayors meet in San Francisco, ending racist violence is a theme
One issue kept resurfacing: how to confront and deal with the virulent racism that remains a current in U.S. life.

Today in history: Loving Day celebrates end of interracial marriage ban
How perfect that Loving Day refers to Richard and Mildred Loving, the couple in the Supreme Court case.

Bernie Sanders slams Republicans on Social Security
As the field of Republican presidential candidates grows, their calls for deep cuts to Social Security do, too.

Freddie Gray's death lit another fuse, this time it's Baltimore
Freddie Gray's name tragically joins the seemingly endless list of young African American men brutally murdered at the hands of police.


