Betsey Piette

Global South rejects U.S./NATO aggression

As the U.S. and NATO work to advance their war against Russia now breaking out in Ukraine, many countries who…

March 8, 2022

Global supply chain: Rail industry prioritizes profits over safety

The global supply chain crisis, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has laid bare systemic problems within global capitalism — when…

March 3, 2022

Flu Klux Klan ‘truckers’ invade Canada

Since early February, corporate media has extensively covered the controversial, right-wing “Freedom Convoy” of so-called “truckers” protesting vaccine mandates in…

February 25, 2022

What $203 billion can buy  

Oh, the trials and tribulations of centibillionaire Jeff Bezos — what to do with $203 billion? Go into space? Done…

February 17, 2022

Safe, affordable housing is a right!

Philadelphia On Jan. 5, 12 people, including nine children in an extended family, died in a row house fire in…

January 17, 2022

40 years unjustly incarcerated/ Mumia petitions for new trial

Attorneys for imprisoned journalist and veteran Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal filed a petition Jan. 4 for a Post-Conviction Relief Appeal…

January 11, 2022

Airline CEOs dictate COVID-19 policy

On Dec. 27, the United States reported a record-breaking number of new COVID-19 cases, with 441,278 infections. On the same…

January 4, 2022

COVID-19 death of student propels teachers’ walkout

Philadelphia The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a school mask mandate imposed by the Commonwealth at the beginning of the…

December 21, 2021

Global supply chain crisis: Capitalism, militarism and infrastructure

Multiple issues confront the U.S. capitalist economy during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Of major impact is the global supply chain…

December 3, 2021

What’s in your water?

What’s in your water? Can you trust that paper wrapped around your take-out sandwich — or the plastic clamshell —…

November 26, 2021