U.S. and Cuba come to table to talk mutual compensation
State Department spokesperson John Kirby regards "resolution of outstanding claims" as a top priority for normalization.
Today in history: Tom Hayden turns 76 (that’s the spirit!)
In addition to being an editorial board member and columnist for The Nation, Hayden regularly publishes his commentary in other major media.
Today in Native American history: Russell Means is born
This date in 1939 marks the birth of Russell Charles Means, activist for the rights of Native American people.
Peoplesworld job opening: Managing editor
Peoplesworld.org has an opening for a full-time managing editor.or a full-time managing editor.
Pope Francis at White House: Fight climate change, aid immigrants
Speaking from a White House porch to a huge, ecstatic, cheering crowd, Francis did not mince words in his rebuke of climate change deniers.
Dominicans speak out for Dominicans of Haitian descent
The friction between Dominicans and Haitians is rooted in a complicated mutual history, in which the U.S. has been a factor.
Brave activists who broke into FBI office in '71 remembered
I was the Washington correspondent of the Daily World and received a packet in the mail of top secret FBI documents exposing the surveillance of tens of thousands of law-abiding people.
Maine and Quebec activists again protest U.S. anti-Cuban blockade
The U.S. and Cuban governments restored diplomatic relations, but U. S. measures humiliating and messing with the Cuban people are still in force.
Today in history: World War I vets demand relief
During the Great Depression, the "Bonus Expeditionary Force," a group of World War I veterans seeking to cash in their veterans' bonus certificates, arrived in D.C.
Former Cuban Five prisoner seeks friendship with U.S.
"Keep the solidarity movement going in the fight to lift the blockade. Please extend our deepest gratitude to all."
