Betsey Piette

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

Philadelphia: Solidarity with Cuba

Philadelphia Around 100 people gathered outside Philadelphia City Hall July 26 to raise up international solidarity with the people of…

July 29, 2021

Billionaires in space

Centibillionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and multibillionaire Virgin Group founder Richard Branson used the profits they extracted from their companies’…

July 26, 2021