Betsey Piette

Voter ID law delayed but not dead

Philadelphia — An Oct. 2 ruling by Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson that partially enjoined the state’s controversial voter…

October 12, 2012

Monsanto, genetic engineering and food

If genetically modified (GM) foods and genetically engineered (GE) agricultural products are as “safe” as manufacturers Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences…

October 8, 2012

Protestan ley racista de votación en Pensilvania

Filadelfia — El 18 de septiembre, la Corte Suprema de Pensilvania envió la controvertida ley estatal de identificación de votantes de…

October 3, 2012

Protest, public hearing challenge Pennsylvania solitary confinement

Philadelphia — In August 2011, Juan Mendez, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, stated that solitary confinement “may cause…

September 29, 2012

Ongoing protests target racist Pa. voter ID law

On Sept. 18, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sent the state’s controversial voter identification (ID) law back to a lower court…

September 29, 2012

‘Fracktavists’ challenge gas industry, effects of hydraulic fracturing

Philadelphia — The shale gas industry is feeling the heat. Major protests have drawn record numbers of participants, publicity and…

September 27, 2012

Jim-Crow-era voting law protested

Hundreds of people gathered outside the Philadelphia Municipal Building on Sept. 16 for an early morning rally to oppose the…

September 24, 2012

Benefit held for anti-racist Tinley Park 5

A fundraising benefit was held Sept. 14 at the Turnerdome in north Philadelphia for the Tinley Park 5, anti-racist activists…

September 20, 2012

Rallies denounce voter ID law

Hundreds of opponents of a new Pennsylvania voter ID law gathered in Harrisburg, the state capital, on July 24, in…

August 6, 2012

Protests hit poverty wages

As part of a national day of action against poverty wages, over a hundred low-wage workers and their supporters took…

August 1, 2012