Betsey Piette

Betsey Piette

Film review: ‘No Other Land’Film review: ‘No Other Land’

Film review: ‘No Other Land’

“No Other Land” — despite being the most internationally awarded documentary film of 2024 and despite its nomination for the…

February 28, 2025
Temple students’ forum on political prisonersTemple students’ forum on political prisoners

Temple students’ forum on political prisoners

Philadelphia A forum entitled “Solidarity and Political Prisoners” was held to educate students and others about the case of Pennsylvania…

February 28, 2025
Risking it all for dying capitalismRisking it all for dying capitalism

Risking it all for dying capitalism

A key question behind the havoc Donald Trump and Elon Musk are creating through their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…

February 17, 2025
Trump’s policies threaten higher food pricesTrump’s policies threaten higher food prices

Trump’s policies threaten higher food prices

During the 2024 election, candidate Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden’s administration for high food prices and the inflation that…

February 5, 2025
Trump’s government: for and by the billionairesTrump’s government: for and by the billionaires

Trump’s government: for and by the billionaires

Entering his second term, President Donald Trump ripped the curtain off the myth of U.S. democracy being “of, by and…

January 29, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk props up the ultrarightBillionaire Elon Musk props up the ultraright

Billionaire Elon Musk props up the ultraright

Why does multibillionaire Elon Musk, one of the richest individuals in the world, need to throw his weight and financial…

January 16, 2025
Philadelphia: Chinatown celebrates stopping 76 PlacePhiladelphia: Chinatown celebrates stopping 76 Place

Philadelphia: Chinatown celebrates stopping 76 Place

Philadelphia After an over two-year struggle to stop construction of a basketball arena that threatened the destruction of Philadelphia’s historic…

January 14, 2025
To save Chinatown, Philly struggle beats back the billionairesTo save Chinatown, Philly struggle beats back the billionaires

To save Chinatown, Philly struggle beats back the billionaires

Philadelphia The Save Chinatown Coalition, representing over 245 organizations, and the overwhelming 70% of Philadelphians polled in 2024 who opposed…

January 13, 2025
The hypocrisy of climate change deniersThe hypocrisy of climate change deniers

The hypocrisy of climate change deniers

Where there is the potential for profit, even the most ardent climate change deniers will seize the opportunity to take…

January 10, 2025
Deport profiteers, not migrants!Deport profiteers, not migrants!

Deport profiteers, not migrants!

Within hours of Donald Trump’s electoral victory on Nov. 5, private prison stocks began to soar in anticipation of Trump’s…

December 19, 2024