Betsey Piette

Pennsylvania prisons: Breeding grounds for coronavirus

When the coronavirus first became a global pandemic in the spring of 2020, there were widespread demands, met with promises…

November 19, 2020

Kaepernick joins the call to ‘Free Mumia!’

Philadelphia A virtual press conference on the critical juncture in the fight to free political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was held…

November 16, 2020

Voters approve police reforms and more

Nov. 9 – The 2020 presidential election ended just short of noon ET on Nov. 7, when networks announced that…

November 11, 2020

Wallace family calls for firing of police

The Oct. 26 police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia was caught on a video that went viral, bringing…

November 10, 2020

Free Ant Smith – drop the bogus charges now!

Philadelphia Since George Floyd’s death last May sparked demonstrations against police brutality across the U.S., federal prosecutors have filed over…

November 4, 2020

‘Thin Blue Line’ terrorizes Black mother and child

Philadelphia Not held accountable for brutalizing Black Philadelphia residents earlier this year during protests over the murder of George Floyd,…

November 2, 2020

The outcry continues: ‘Justice for Walter Wallace!’

Outrage over the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr., 27, a Black husband, father and son, erupted throughout his West…

October 30, 2020

Proud Boys and the Philly police

Philadelphia Twice – on Nov. 17, 2018 and on Sept. 19, 2020 – when the far-right Proud Boys announced plans…

October 28, 2020

Justice for Walter Wallace!

Outrage over the police killing of Walter Wallace, Jr., a Black husband, father, son, and twin, erupted throughout his West…

October 27, 2020

Kaepernick’s “Abolition for the People” series to include essay by Mumia

Former National Football League player Colin Kaepernick made history in August 2016 when, during the playing of the national anthem,…

October 20, 2020