Betsey Piette

Puerto Ricans protest undistributed 2017 supplies unearthed by 2020 quakes

Still grappling with the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, Puerto Ricans reacted with protests when they learned Jan. 19 that massive…

January 29, 2020

Delbert Africa speaks following release from prison

Philadelphia A historic press conference was held at the Kingsessing Library in West Philadelphia on Jan. 21 to officially welcome…

January 23, 2020

Coast to coast U.S. protests demand: “U.S. out of Iraq! No war or sanctions on Iran!”

Just days into the new year and a new decade, on Jan. 4, tens of thousands of protesters took to…

January 7, 2020

New stage in the struggle to FREE MUMIA!

Political prisoner and world-renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal and his supporters are closer than ever to winning his release, 38 years…

December 3, 2019

Defend Malcolm Jenkins against Phila. Fraternal Order of Police

For decades the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has functioned like an organized racist mob, running rampant over oppressed…

November 27, 2019

Children and women lost, people dead in ICE custody

According to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union  released Oct. 24, over 5,400 children have been separated from…

October 31, 2019

Over 700 march in Philadelphia for trans justice

Chanting “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re fabulous, don’t f--k with us,” over 700 LGBTQ+ people and their supporters marched through…

October 14, 2019

‘This Shit Ain’t New!’ Philly cop corruption cover-ups

Over 50 demonstrators gathered in Center City on Oct. 4 to rally for an end to mass incarceration and cop…

October 10, 2019

Youth lead as millions say ‘Planet, not profits!’

Sept. 20 — ​Around the world today, it’s estimated that 4 million people took to the streets in an unprecedented…

September 24, 2019

Activists challenge ICE profiteers

Shortly after Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, shares of CoreCivic Inc. and GEO Group (CXW and GEO on…

August 17, 2019