Betsey Piette

Janet and Janine Africa say: ‘We won’t celebrate until our MOVE 9 brothers are released’

MOVE 9 members Janet Holloway Africa and Janine Phillips Africa, who were recently released after spending nearly 41 years in…

June 4, 2019

MOVE 9 women freed after 40 years

MOVE 9 members Janet Holloway Africa, 68, and Janine Phillips Africa, 63, were freed on parole May 25, after over…

May 28, 2019

On May Day U.S. workers on the rise

The year leading up to May Day 2019 in the U.S. saw increasing numbers of successful strikes and workers’ actions…

May 7, 2019

Break in Mumia case opens road for appeal

April 17 -- A major hurdle was cleared today for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal to win a new trial and…

April 25, 2019

Press conference celebrates new legal opportunities for Mumia

An air of celebration energized the press conference held by supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal on April 18. The…

April 25, 2019

Press conference celebrates new legal opportunities for Mumia

An air of celebration energized the press conference held by supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal on April 18. The…

April 20, 2019

The significance of reparations — then and now

A “Conversation on Reparations,” held here on April 13, featured Monica Moorehead, Workers World Party 2016 presidential candidate and editor…

April 20, 2019

Breaking news: Philly DA withdraws appeal in Mumia Abu-Jamal case

April 17 -- A major hurdle was cleared today for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal to win a new trial and…

April 17, 2019

PA prisoners say, “Enough is enough!”

Prisoners in Pennsylvania under the banner “Enough is enough” are circulating a petition challenging a number of arbitrary and punitive…

April 16, 2019

Freed MOVE 9 revolutionaries wed

Mike and Debbie Africa, MOVE 9 members unjustly imprisoned in 1978, were finally released in 2018. The MOVE 9 were…

April 9, 2019