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 CHAUNCEY K. ROBINSON Originally published at People’s World. “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” — Toni Morrison The world lost an icon today. Prolific novelist, essayist, editor, and professor Toni Morrison passed away at the age of 88. Morrison’s family confirmed “with profound sadness” that Morrison…

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 ED RAMPELL Originally published at People’s World. Hobbs & Shaw is an action-packed spin-off from the Fast & Furious film franchise, with Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) and Jason Statham reprising their roles from that highly kinetic cinematic series as the titular Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw. There are…

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 JOHN WOJCIK AND MARK GRUENBERG Originally published at People’s World. Even after a speech today in which President Trump said hate has to end, calls to impeach him and statements identifying him as responsible for a mass shooting carried out by a white supremacist in El Paso, Texas, this…

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. …