Betsey Piette

Fossil fuel money funds ‘back to work’ movement

Picture this: Thousands of oil tankers surrounding the globe with nowhere to dock.  The accompanying map shows the position of…

May 26, 2020

On anniversary of historic bombing: MOVE’s message is ‘Free Mumia!’

Philadelphia May 13 was an historic and emotionally charged day as the city of Philadelphia took time to commemorate the…

May 18, 2020

Sanctions = Health terrorism

A timely international webinar, sponsored by SanctionsKill.org on May 9, featured representatives from Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela, plus…

May 12, 2020

May Day 2020: ‘Capitalism is killing us!’

This year’s celebrations of May 1, International Workers’ Day, in the United States reflected the growing coast-to-coast fightback of workers…

May 5, 2020

Pennies for the workers, billions for the bosses

The distribution of government funds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has torn away any facade of the U.S. as…

May 4, 2020

Impacto a largo plazo de caída histórica del precio del petróleo

Por primera vez en la historia, el 20 de abril, el precio del petróleo estadounidense cayó a menos $38 por…

April 28, 2020

Longterm impact of historic oil price plunge

For the first time in history, on April 20 the price of U.S. oil fell to minus $38 per barrel.…

April 24, 2020

Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters respond quickly to prison hoax

When a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokesperson callously claimed that Mumia Abu-Jamal was being hospitalized with COVID-19 at 5 p.m.…

April 22, 2020

Climate change and COVID-19 on Earth Day 2020

If there is a silver lining to be found in the horrific coronavirus pandemic, it may be that major industrial…

April 16, 2020

Gilead Sciences eyes COVID-19 cash cow

As jobs are lost during the COVID-19 crisis, an overwhelming majority of workers and oppressed people in the U.S. have…

April 10, 2020