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Celebrating the life of James Connolly in Troy, New York

Irish Republican and revolutionary socialist James Connolly will be celebrated on May 14.

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On May Day in Wisconsin, thousands call for immigrants’ rights, Menards boycott

Over 8,000 people joined the Wisconsin May Day March for Immigrant, Worker, and Student Rights.

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Trump’s foreign policy: statesmanship, or fools’ gold?

Trump clearly shows a mindset that will, if converted into policy, increase rather than decrease international tensions.

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On May Day

It's often forgotten, but May Day, the original, real, workers' holiday, originated in the U.S.

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May Day from the Haymarket gallows: Albert Parsons' words of 1886

As we pay tribute to Parsons and the other Haymarket martyrs, People's World wishes all our readers in the United States and internationally a Happy May Day.

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GOP bill overturns Labor Dept. restriction on financial advisers; Obama promises veto

Some firms have incentivized advisers to steer clients into products that have higher fees and lower returns, costing American families an estimated $17 billion a year,

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Labor, progressives warn Congress: Keep ideological agenda out of spending bills

"Riders from the Republican leadership are a way to manipulate the rules in favor of the wealthy few and big corporations."

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Award-winning elementary principal criticizes Mayor Rahm Emanuel, loses job

The "reassignment" to a different position smelled like retribution for the outspoken principal's public criticism of the Chicago mayor.

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Hillary is not a neoconservative, but her foreign policy bears watching

Her acceptability and in some cases support by right wing extremism was exposed in the media on Sunday, but such support for Clinton is not entirely new.

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Divest from Pentagon, invest in people

On Tax Day, protesters were staging a press conference with the latest attempt at temporary housing for the homeless.

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