Betsey Piette

Betsey Piette

Drive for new legal review for Mumia

It seems almost too good to be true. On April 15, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced the creation of…

April 25, 2014
Philadelphia teachers’ seniority rights stripped awayPhiladelphia teachers’ seniority rights stripped away

Philadelphia teachers’ seniority rights stripped away

After failing to settle a contract with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers for over nine months, on March 24 the…

April 18, 2014
$15 and a union!$15 and a union!

$15 and a union!

Philadelphia -- Low-wage workers and their supporters gathered outside a McDonald’s restaurant here on April 3 for the second time…

April 10, 2014
All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 60th birthdayAll out for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 60th birthday

All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 60th birthday

Philadelphia -- On April 24, political prisoner and world-renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal turns 60. He has spent over half his…

April 8, 2014
Free Mumia 60th birthday eventsFree Mumia 60th birthday events

Free Mumia 60th birthday events

A broad coalition of individuals and organizations committed to seeing political prisoner and world renowned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal released from…

March 2, 2014
Why Debbie Dogskin diedWhy Debbie Dogskin died

Why Debbie Dogskin died

As propane prices soar, 25 states have declared an energy emergency, but it came too late for Debbie Dogskin. And…

February 14, 2014
Drilling industry tramps on anti-fracking activist’s rightsDrilling industry tramps on anti-fracking activist’s rights

Drilling industry tramps on anti-fracking activist’s rights

Northeast Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale is ground zero for the impact of hydraulic fracturing — fracking — on rural communities. The process involves injecting…

February 4, 2014
Shale oil train derails in PhillyShale oil train derails in Philly

Shale oil train derails in Philly

Philadelphia — On Jan. 20, seven cars of a mile-long freight train operated by CSX Corporation and carrying Bakken Shale…

February 1, 2014
Philadelphia police assault of Black youth sparks outragePhiladelphia police assault of Black youth sparks outrage

Philadelphia police assault of Black youth sparks outrage

Philadelphia -- Before her students left Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School to play in a basketball game, Victoria Joyner…

February 1, 2014

Court strikes down Pennsylvania voter ID law

Civil rights activists in Pennsylvania won a victory on Jan. 17 when the state’s Commonwealth Court judge, Bernard L. McGinley, struck…

January 25, 2014