Betsey Piette

Philly Pride 2022: Smash racism, transphobia and police brutality!

Philadelphia Center City Philadelphia was awash with rainbow flags, as a sea of people turned out to celebrate the city’s…

June 10, 2022

Profit-hungry company lures youth to guns

Across the U.S., capitalist politicians, including President Joe Biden, spew endless verbiage about the need to control assault weapons, yet…

June 6, 2022

Feeding from the NRA trough

Time and time again, efforts to get both bourgeois parties in Congress to consider legislation to ban or restrict the…

June 2, 2022

Shakaboona – Free at last!

Kerry “Shakaboona” Marshall walked out of the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia May 11, after serving an unconditional sentence of…

June 1, 2022

Philadelphia: Youth walk out for abortion rights

Philadelphia Several hundred high school students demanding abortion rights walked out of their classrooms and marched to City Hall for…

May 27, 2022

From Shireen to Jenin, Justice for Palestine!

Philadelphia A “Philadelphia for Palestine” rally on the 74th anniversary of the Nakba drew hundreds of activists to Center City…

May 19, 2022

Squirrel Hill neighbors win against gentrification

Philadelphia Supporters of Protect Squirrel Hill, a neighborhood coalition in the Squirrel Hill section of West Philadelphia, celebrated a victory…

May 12, 2022

¿Se acaba la hegemonía del dólar estadounidense?

¿Existe un movimiento global para abandonar la dependencia del dólar estadounidense? ¿Está el mundo asistiendo al fin de la hegemonía…

May 5, 2022

Death sentences delivered before trials

By Betsey Piette Philadelphia At least 18 people died in 2021 while in custody at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in…

May 5, 2022

Happy birthday, Mumia!

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 68th birthday was celebrated worldwide April 24. The day honoring the veteran Black Panther was marked…

April 25, 2022