Betsey Piette

Philadelphia: Billionaires’ mayor okays arena

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker came out strongly in support of billionaire developers on Sept. 18 when she announced that she…

September 24, 2024

Bhopal: Hiroshima of the chemical industry

Almost 40 years ago, on Dec. 3, 1984, some 27 tons of poisonous methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, 500 times more…

September 24, 2024

Tariffs, the U.S. and China

On May 10, 2019, then President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on $200 billion worth of goods imported from…

September 23, 2024

The people vs. the billionaires

Philadelphia Several thousand people turned out for the Save Chinatown Coalition rally on Sept. 7 to protest the Philadelphia 76ers’…

September 10, 2024

Philadelphians protest Israel’s assassinations

Philadelphia Hundreds of people demonstrated on Aug. 3 in Center City Philadelphia in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon in the…

August 8, 2024

Leading Israeli newspaper blames October 7 deaths on Zionist military

On July 8, Haaretz, considered Israel’s most influential daily newspaper, published the results of its thorough, in-depth investigation into what…

July 15, 2024

NEA Educators for Palestine call on union to un-endorse Biden

Philadelphia Hundreds of educators held a pro-Palestine rally outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on July 3. They were…

July 10, 2024

Philadelphia: Police attack pro-Palestine march

Philadelphia A peaceful protest in solidarity with Gaza and Palestine on July 4, which was down to around 200 demonstrators…

July 6, 2024

Webinar for Mumia: The people vs. the state

Hear from student participants in encampments for Gaza from universities including Boston’s M.I.T., New York’s City College, Columbia University, UPenn…

June 27, 2024

On the ‘rift’ between Biden and Netanyahu

Much is being made of the “rift” or “break” between the U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

June 26, 2024