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We need more anger over unemployment fraud scandal “I’m madder than a penguin on Miami Beach over all the mealy-mouthed politicians whining about the economy and not doing anything about it,” wrote pseudonymous columnist Ed Anger, in the now-online Weekly World News. The one-time tabloid, which recently ran a feature story about an alien orthodontist who finally returned home, had long published Anger’s vitriolic and (hopefully) satirical screeds. After sifting through news myriad stories about California’s ongoing scandal at the Employment Development Department, however, I’m lef...

Pat Barile, 1920-2020. | Courtesy of Barile Family Pat Barile learned the meaning of the word devotion from the rank-and-file workers at the Sonotone Corporation plant in White Plains, N.Y. in the mid-1940s and 1950s. Repeatedly, they elected him president of United Electrical Workers Local 428 for ten years—even after Cold Warriors had branded him a Communist and instigated a witch hunt and continual efforts to decertify the UE. Pat Barile, lower right, with some of his co-workers at the CPUSA National Office, April 1977. Top row, from left: Joelle Fishman, Ken Newcomb, Beth Edelman, Betty...

Ben Insanity Wrap needs to know: Why hasn’t the press asked the president if his ice cream represents white supremacy? Answer: Sorry, we forgot Donald Trump is no longer the president. Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap. Beauty only goes skin deep, but ugly is a marketing campaign It was a dark and stormy speech The government will tell you whether you’re independent enough to celebrate Independence Day And so much more. This Is Not a Sane World, Exhibit #1,000,006 The thing about beauty is that it’s neither equitable nor inclusive, although beautifu...

Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Donation match: Will you meet my challenge for People’s World? February 19, 2021 1:46 PM CDT By Tim Wheeler Retired People's World editor in chief Tim Wheeler distributing copies of the Daily World at an event in the 1980s. Now he's issued a challenge to PW readers and supporters. | People's World Archives Dear readers, I recently posted on social media Marilyn Bechtel’s...

Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. QAnon Mayor terminates popular Sequim, Washington state City Manager February 3, 2021 9:51 AM CDT By Tim Wheeler The City of Sequim Civic Center. The city's mayor has connections to QAnon, say many of its residents, that led him to push the firing of City Manager Charlie Bush. | Photo courtesy of City of Sequim Government/Facebook SEQUIM, WA—Despite overwhelming support fo...