Betsey Piette

Annual Philly Trans March 2021

Philadelphia The annual Philly Trans March kicked off with a short rally in Washington Park near Philadelphia’s historic district on…

October 11, 2021

Global supply chain crisis: Workers’ health and safety vs. capitalists’ profits

At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, panic buying seemed to create a shortage of different necessities, including…

October 7, 2021

Activists call for end to ‘death by incarceration’

A movement of Pennsylvania activists are working to end the state’s policy of sentencing incarcerated people to life without the…

October 4, 2021

Haitian lives matter!

Philadelphia As the solidarity rally in Philadelphia with Haitian refugees began to gather Sept. 28, around 75 participants were greeted…

September 29, 2021

Chuck Africa – Rest in power!

After a four-year struggle with cancer, Charles “Chuck” Sims Africa of the MOVE 9 died on Sept. 20. Sims, 61,…

September 28, 2021

Housing: A global human right demanding a socialist solution

The COVID-19 pandemic, which forced millions onto unemployment rolls and drastically reduced family incomes, has exacerbated an existing housing crisis.…

September 27, 2021

Philly’s first Curb Fest for political prisoners

By Betsey Piette Philadelphia’s first Curb Fest for Political Prisoners, held in the city’s Germantown neighborhood Sept. 18, featured local…

September 24, 2021

Shut down SCI Fayette

For decades the toxic water and environment at Pennsylvania’s SCI Fayette prison has poisoned and killed incarcerated people inside. A…

September 24, 2021

Running Down the Walls raises up Mumia

The fourth annual Running Down the Walls (RDTW) event took place at FDR Park in south Philadelphia Sept. 12, starting…

September 16, 2021

Mandates alone can’t stop COVID

With pandemic rates surging, President Joe Biden on Sept. 9 announced plans to mandate vaccinations for tens of millions of…

September 14, 2021