BY MARK GRUENBERG Originally published at People’s World. It was early in the morning and 7-year-old second-grader Michiko Kodama was learning her lessons with her classmates when the life she knew — the world she knew — came suddenly to an end. There was a blinding flash of light and…

BY SUSAN GOSMAN Originally published at People’s World. My great-aunt Mary Gosman Scarborough was born in Russia “at the time of the Czar” and was sent by her parents to America with a man, a family friend, when she was only twelve. …

BY AL NEAL Originally published at People’s World. Dedicated to the memory of the lives lost in El Paso on August 3, 2019 — victims of domestic terrorism, innocent casualties in Trump’s war against humanity and morality: Jordan Jamrowski Anchondo, 24; Andre Anchondo; Arturo Benavides, 60; Javier Amir Rodriguez, 15…

BY TONY PECINOVSKY Originally published at People’s World. ATLANTA — Over 1,000 members of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the fastest growing and largest socialist organization in the United States, convened their 2019 National Convention here over the weekend. Their goal: To forge a path forward for 2020 and beyond. …

BY C.J. ATKINS Originally published at People’s World. The rainbow-emblazoned corporate swag has been ordered, the gay and lesbian employees dispatched to New York. …

BY ALBERT BENDER Originally published at People’s World. In the wake of Trump’s threat to begin massive deportation sweeps of migrant families, the inhuman conditions at facilities holding refugee children were brought to light just this past weekend. …