Betsey Piette

Betsey Piette

What $203 billion can buy   What $203 billion can buy   

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!Safe, affordable housing is a right!

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 trial40 years unjustly incarcerated/ Mumia petitions for new trial

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 policyAirline CEOs dictate COVID-19 policy

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’ walkoutCOVID-19 death of student propels teachers’ walkout

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 infrastructureGlobal supply chain crisis: Capitalism, militarism and infrastructure

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?

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
COP26: Youth demand change, politicians protect fossil fuel industryCOP26: Youth demand change, politicians protect fossil fuel industry

COP26: Youth demand change, politicians protect fossil fuel industry

Two weeks of high-profile negotiations, against a background of climate catastrophes, ended Nov. 13 with little to show for the…

November 17, 2021
Amazon union organizing – a crowd favorite at ‘PeoplehoodAmazon union organizing – a crowd favorite at ‘Peoplehood

Amazon union organizing – a crowd favorite at ‘Peoplehood

Philadelphia Nov. 6 – More than 200 community activists marched through West Philadelphia today in the 21st “Peoplehood” event organized…

November 12, 2021
Supply chain crisis: Driven by deregulationSupply chain crisis: Driven by deregulation

Supply chain crisis: Driven by deregulation

Corporate media and the Biden administration have focused on major West Coast ports, specifically Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif.,…

November 4, 2021