People's WorldIt's your worldAbout UsContactRSSEn EspañolHomeU.S.WorldLaborArtsScienceOpinion1234Baltimore and Philly marchers honor Trayvon MartinJul22by:Tim WheelerProtesters marched through downtown Baltimore July 20 to voice their anger at the murder in Florida of Trayvon Martin.Detroit's bankruptcy problem rooted in capitalismJul19by:John RummelBlame for Detroit's decline, and solutions Governor Rick Snyder and his appointed Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr proposed in today's bankruptcy press conference, left key players in that decline blameless.Letter from North Carolina: I was arrested with Rev. Barber 2013Jul18by:Bill Carothers IIINorth Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed an anti-woman bill on abortion that the state House had passed into law, which restricts how abortions can be carried out.McDonald’s to workers: Get a second job and go without heatJul17by:John WojcikMcDonald's aims to "help" its workers who make, on average, $8.25 per hour - not by raising their salaries, but by telling them how to budget their income.Labor NewsSteelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairsby:Mark Gruenberg22.JulAnother local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.World NewsBill clears way for 2014 gay weddings in Englandby:Morning Star22.JulLegislation to legalize gay marriage finally cleared Parliament, paving the way for the first same-sex weddings in England and Wales next summer.Labor NewsAmerican Airlines unions join pro-airline merger ad driveby:Mark Gruenberg22.JulFacing questions about the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the three unions representing most U.S. workers joined an open pro-merger ad campaign.World NewsPanamanian right cedes to U.S. before electionsby:Emile Schepers22.JulThe president of Panama is putting on a big show right now. Is it for the benefit of the voters in the 2014 presidential and legislative elections, or is it...Labor NewsToday in labor history: Emma Lazarus born in 1849by:Special to PeoplesWorld.org22.JulEmma Lazarus, the poet who wrote "The New Colossus," was born July 22, 1849.World NewsEgyptian Communists: Morsi ouster reflects popular willby:Nameh Mardom22.JulJuly 6 interview with Salah Adli, the General Secretary of the Egyptian Communist Party.Why Rolling Stone's "Bomber" cover triggered explosion of outrageby:Blake Deppe19.JulD.C. fast food workers strike, wage complaints reach White Houseby:Mark Gruenberg19.JulHouston incomes lag (audio)by:Jacob Santillan18.JulWalmart sues activist for standing up for exploited workersby:Stewart Acuff19.JulPresident Obama: Trayvon Martin could have been me (video)by:Susan Webb19.JulLiving New Deal illuminates labor, art history on San Francisco’s waterfrontby:Michelle Kern17.JulLabor NewsMinimum wage workers teach economics to the economistsby:Dominique Paul Noth18.JulLabor NewsPennsylvania unions launch massive campaign against voter ID lawby:Press