Betsey Piette

Unity and diversity at Tribute to Fidel

A moving Tribute to Fidel was held in Philadelphia on Jan. 28 at the Church of the Advocate, bringing together…

February 3, 2017

Counterinauguration protests from coast to coast

Tens of thousands of people, unable to get to Washington, D.C., for the anti-Trump demonstrations there, took to the streets…

January 23, 2017

Philly rally slams denial prisoner hepC care, pharma profit

For the second time in five weeks, protesters gathered outside the Philadelphia office of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Jan.13.…

January 17, 2017

Big Pharma prices soar, Part 2

Lifesaving medications, including Harvoni which can cure hepatitis C, are often developed through taxpayer-funded research. But they are priced out…

January 12, 2017

Big Pharma prices, profits soar

Affecting all population sectors in the U.S., the costs of prescription medicines are skyrocketing, fueled by the pharmaceutical industry’s greed…

January 5, 2017

Rallies demand ‘Free Mumia’

Philadelphia - Hundreds of people braved bitter cold weather to come out here for Mumia Abu-Jamal on Dec. 9, the…

December 12, 2016

Dec. 9 in Philly: Stop hep C, fight for Mumia!

Philadelphia - A street rally and indoor panel discussions here on Dec. 9 will focus attention on a major health…

December 7, 2016

SEPTA riders launch free fare campaign in Philly

Handing out hundreds of “SEPTA Inconvenience Passes” (SIP) to passersby at a Nov. 7 press conference outside SEPTA headquarters, community…

November 7, 2016

Agua envenenada en cárceles de Pensilvania

"Tendría que estar loco para bañarse en esa agua", le dijo un guardia de la prisión SCI Mahanoy a Mumia…

October 25, 2016

Poisoned water plagues Pennsylvania prisons

“You’d have to be crazy to bathe in that water,” a SCI Mahanoy prison guard told Mumia Abu-Jamal after seeing…

October 17, 2016