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Michigan’s Prescient Lesson: Vote While You Still Can!!! 

Michigan's non-elected Emergency Manager dictatorship made Flint's water crisis possible. Pay attention to the danger of losing our Democratic rights as we’ve known them in this election. Vote while you still can!

US Doctors Tell Biden, Harris They ‘Witnessed Crimes Beyond Comprehension’ in Gaza

US doctors who visited Gaza tell Biden, Harris they've never seen such horrific injuries, on such a massive scale, with so few resources, that our bombs are cutting down women and children, and that a ceasefire must be imposed.

Abortion Tragedies and a Georgia Victory

Grassroots organizations filed a lawsuit against Georgia's cruel abortion laws, and the county judge took a firm stand on the side of justice, writing in his ruling that “liberty in Georgia" includes "the power of a woman to control her own body . . . and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”

Americans Want Arms Embargo on Israel, Says Student Leader

In this interview with the People's Tribune, Abla Abdelkader, a member of Students for Justice in Palestine in Chicago, describes the repression facing pro-Palestine students and the common interests that most Americans have in the fights for peace and social justice.

Future of Abortion in North Carolina Could Come Down to Hundreds of Votes

Fueled by women voters — Democrats say outrage about abortion restrictions could help them break a Republican supermajority [in North Carolina].

Sanders Unveils Resolutions to Block US Arms Sales as Israel Rejects Cease-Fire Call

Bernie Sanders unveils resolutions to block US arms sales to Israel in what is said to be the first time in U.S. history a vote in Congress to block weapons to Israel has been made.

Water Costs: May be Key to Kamala Winning – or Losing –Michigan

Research of professors at Wayne State University identify group of Black voters in Detroit who are critical for Kamala Harris to win Michigan. Cost of water is key issue.

Georgia’s Deadly Abortion Ban: The Tragic Deaths of Two Women

Two Black women's deaths in the anti-abortion state of Georgia are ruled preventable by official committee including 10 doctors.

Trump-Vance Racist Attacks in Ohio are ‘Blood Libel,’ Say Critics

Springfield remains at the center of a political firestorm after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, his running mate Sen. JD Vance, and other prominent Republicans spread unproven rumors and racist smears about Haitian migrants.

Treating Migrants as the Enemy: Election Driven Hysteria

Calling the border “broken” and “in crisis,” in a media-driven storm foments a hysteria that treats migrants and refugees as criminals or an enemy, justifying repression targeting them.

UN Expert: Stop Israel, or Nearly All Gazans Could Die

Without a cease-fire, Israel "could end up exterminating almost the entire population in Gaza over the next couple of years," said the U.N. special rapporteur.

Texas Border a Lab for What Will Happen to Rest of U.S., Says Eagle Pass Activist

Eagle Pass, TX, border activist Amerika Garcia Grewal is part of a coalition that has been protesting militarization of the border and its impact on the local community since 2017.

What is Project 2025? How Will Your State Be Impacted?

To continue the fight for democracy, defeat Project 2025. What is Project 2025? The Heritage Foundation, a far right think tank, has compiled a massive...

Photo Story: Protests Outside the Democratic National Convention

Photo story of the protests at the DNC shows the diversity of issues, and people from all walks of life and ages, young and old.

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If Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Fight for Each Other, We All Win 

All of us suffer when our country mistreats immigrants, migrants and refugees. Abusing immigrants and limiting their rights sets the stage for denying everyone’s rights. 

What To Do During and After the Elections

Defeat Trump and Project 2025. But this is not an endorsement of the Democratic Party. The people have been driven back by both parties, and the people will have to fight to build a real democracy, regardless. Forward Ever, Backward Never.

Facts Show that Immigrants are Not Taking Jobs Away from U.S. Workers

Earlier this year, researchers at the Economic Policy Institute demonstrated that immigrants are not taking jobs away from U.S. workers.

Stop California’s Proposition 36

Using fear and misinformation to manipulate California voters, the Yes on 36 campaign is based on lies: claiming crime is increasing when it is down; claiming 36 will get more people into drug treatment, when it will DECREASE funding, forcing people who want treatment to prison instead; providing zero dollars for housing and millions for prisons and jails.

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WHAT LED TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT THE U.S. - MEXICO BORDER?

Witness at the Border

In December, 2022 a group of people began a 2,200 mile Journey for Justice along the US-Mexico border.

Border Human Rights Videos

Exploring human rights violations along our southern border.

“I Have Become a Social Justice Warrior”

I’m Crystal President of Sacramento Homeless Union, on the Board of the California Homeless Union Statewide Council, and an Executive Board member of the...

Facts Refute Lies About Immigrants Committing More Crimes than U.S. Workers

Despite the lurid headlines about immigrants and crime, many researchers have found there is no connection between increased immigration and crime rates.

Stop Towing Our Homes!

Hundreds of people who live in their RVs and other vehicles, many of them families, reject an attempt by the. mayor of San Francisco to criminalize them and force them into homelessness.

Tents Protest at Berkeley’s Old City Hall

Where Do We Go protest of new Berkeley anti-homeless legislation, anti-encampment orders from Governor Gavin Newsom, and now Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.

Texas National Guard Firing Pepper Spray Projectiles at Migrants

Texas National Guard has repeatedly fired pepper spray projectiles at arriving migrants, including women and children.

After Georgia Shooting, Students Walk Out Demanding ‘Future Free of Gun Violence’

Thousands of Georgia students walkout "to demand a future free from gun violence" following mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winde.

Oakland Destroys Houseless Community of Over 100 People

Press Conference, Speak Out and Prayer Ceremony, Monday September 24, 23rd Street and Northgate, Oakland, CA organized by formerly homeless, advocates and caregivers for the unhoused.  

Wood Street Commons Solidarity Bike Ride to Sacramento

Wood Street Commons — with their motto of “Homeless Helping Homeless” — is a group of unhoused people from West Oakland, who work in solidarity with homeless communities in other cities.

Some Faces of Camp Resolution, Lives and a Community Under Attack

In August, the city of Sacramento made good on their threats to break up Camp Resolution, a self-sustaining RV community that had endured for 17 months. A majority of its residents were women, over 55, many disabled. Hear their stories.

‘I Am Outraged, and You Should Be Too!’

The writer is outraged at four more persons killed in a school shooting. She also explains her outrage that the 14 year old child who killed four people and wounded others will be treated as an adult in the criminal justice system.

Immigration is a Black Issue of Empathy: Don’t Fall into the Divide

A discussion of the immigration divide; the experiences and faith that have historically clothed Black Americans in empathy for others, and why Immigration today is a world citizen issue and certainly a Black issue.

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On this page are poems the People’s Tribune has published over the years. Enjoy!

This Is What Mass Deportation Looks Like…

Trump and his Project 2025 backers envision mass deportations of immigrants if Trump is elected. Author Sarah Towle explores the real cruelty that would be involved in such deportations.

Michael Brown Jr.’s Father Is Still Fighting for Justice and His Son’s Legacy

Mike Brown Sr. releases butterflies after four and a half minutes of silence to honor the four and a half hours Mike Brown Jr.’s body was left on the ground after he was shot on August 9, 2014.

The Elections: To Continue the Fight for Democracy, Defeat Project 2025

The 2024 elections are probably the most consequential in our lifetimes. Defeating Trump and Project 2025 will give the millions who are fighting for a new society a little more maneuvering room to wage their struggles.

‘Our Movement Marches On,’ says Congresswoman Cori Bush

After far right super PAC's defeated Congresswoman Cori Bush in the primary, she vows to keep fighting for the people of her District.

‘The Problem Is, There’s No Place for Anyone to Go’

States are using their budgetary power to punish communities that don’t push people off the street, including places that have more unhoused people than shelter beds, and to arrest people who don’t have a safe space to go to.

Strategically Speaking

A discussion on speaking strategically for an agenda that stands in contrast to corporate collusion, poverty and endless wars, that gives people something to believe in.

Just in Time for Back to School: Homelessness Creation for Families

Shelter program in Ohio ousts 70 kids, about 22 families; one vote could have made a difference.

Sweeps Kill! The City of Sacramento is Complicit in Homeless Deaths

Sweeps kill! As history repeats itself the city and county of Sacramento are going to allow a sweep at Camp Resolution, home to many unhoused people who live there and care for one another.

Heat Wave

A poem on the heatwave in Las Vegas.

Poor People’s Army: Protest of the Poor at the Democratic National Convention

The Poor People’s Army, a national group of poor and homeless people with a history of staging nonviolent protests, faces pressure from Chicago officials to stay away from DNC.

Where Do We Go, Gavin Newsom? Wood Street Commons Demands Public Land be Used for Public Good

The Wood Street Commons, a community of unhoused residents in West Oakland, is calling for immediate action to address the State’s homelessness crisis.

Aggressive Sweeps Loom in San Francisco after Grants Pass

San Francisco begins brutal sweeps against people on the streets and their belongings, whether housing is available or not; a city with some of the highest rents in the nation.

Why Are Anti-Abortion Forces Pushing More C-Sections?

Writer says anti-abortion forces want to remove the idea of abortion as health care in people's mind.

Treatment Not Trauma Coming to Chicago

Community groups, fighting since 2012 to reopen 12 mental health clinics shuttered under former Mayor Emmanuel, joined the Chicago mayor’s office to announce the reopening of Roseland Mental Health Center.

Medicare for All?

What is Improved and Expanded Medicare for All? Why Do We Need It? YOU ARE INVITED TO A FORUM

No on Proposition 1 Say Homeless and Health Care Advocates

Prop 1 Would gut local mental health services and further criminalize the unhoused. The following is an excerpt from a voting guide prepared by Kris Rehl, a writer and organizer with LA Street Care, and was lightly edited for length.

‘Drop Charges Against Woman Who Suffered Miscarriage,’ Say Ohio Doctors

Brittany Watts, 33, was charged with a felony in Ohio after police searched her toilet after she suffered a miscarriage. Doctors are pushing the prosecutor to drop charges.

‘Healthcare in this Country is a Business,’ says Fired Kaiser Nurse

Fired nurse tells story of Kaiser's poor patient care, driven by the profit motive.

How Summer of Heat on Wall Street is Using Disruption to End Fossil Fuel financing

New climate campaign tests if relentless civil disobedience can stop financiers like Citi and others from backing fossil fuel industry.

Sacramento Homeless Union’s Projects of Survival

Climate change and extreme weather is a real thing. This is evidenced by the fact that extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and more intense.

Homeless in Las Vegas: No Reprieve from the Heat

If you are among the growing number of the Las Vegas homeless there is little to no reprieve from the heat.

Victory Over Big Oil In Campaign For Safe, Healthy California

After Spending $61 Million In A Failed Effort To Deceive Voters, Big Oil Withdraws California Referendum In Defeat

Israel’s War on Gaza Also Destroying the Climate, Study Finds

In addition to its death toll, Israel’s war in Gaza comes at great cost to the climate crisis.

Help Stop Water Shutoffs in Benton Harbor, MI.

Benton Harbor city officials are shutting off the water at homes; in one week more than I00 homes water was shut off.

Statement by Muslim Women For Harris/Walz on Why They are Discontinuing Their Support

Statement issued by Muslim Women For Harris/Walz on why they cannot continue their support.

Homelessness Ruling May Further Endanger Domestic Violence Survivors

57 percent of unhoused women report domestic violence as their immediate cause of homelessness. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an Oregon law could further limit their options

It’s a Women’s World

Millions of women have been standing up to fight, but now, all women are needed to engage in the movement. Organize, support women, strike, protect our freedoms, our rights, our mutual vision of health, peace, and love.

Dora Rodriguez: Migrant Survivor Commits Her Life to Aid Migrants

For International Women’s Month we honor Dora Rodriguez, migrant survivor and Director of Salvavision, an organization providing support to asylum seekers and migrants. Dora exemplifies women’s contribution to peace and a better world.

International Women’s Day Spotlight: Jennie Welles aka Red

Jennie is a fighter who has lived a hard life! She spent her whole life in broken systems meant to keep people down! She...

Eddie Canales ¡Presente! A Longtime Human Rights Activist Has Died

A tribute to Eddie Canales, a great advocate for humanity in the South Texas border region, and founder and director of the South Texas Human Rights Center (STHRC), who died July 31, 2024.

Writer Jean Guerrero on Anti-Immigrant Lies and Fearmongering at RNC

In an appearance on Democracy Now! July 17, writer Jean Guerrero refuted some of the lies told about immigrants at the Republican National Convention on July 16.

Campaign to Debunk the Lies about Migrants and Refugees

Join a campaign to combat the mainstream lies and shine a moral light on the truth: that no human being is illegal, and seeking asylum is a human right.

Project 2025: Far Right’s Plan to Demolish Immigration Threatens All of Us

The right-wing Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, billed as a policy playbook for a second Trump administration, includes provisions that would demolish the existing immigration system and set the stage for mass deportations.

‘We Have Faith’: Migrants Still Arriving, Despite Biden’s New Executive Order

Humanitarian groups expect more uncertainty and suffering with new policy changes at the border.

Debunking the Lies Politicians Say About Immigrants

Rebuilding the U.S. immigration system to be functional and humane requires dismissing harmful myths and inflammatory rhetoric in favor of truth and facts.

Education and Real Estate: A Match Made in Heaven? Or Hell?

Education and real estate may seem like separate topics, but are instead inextricably linked for many reasons.

Texas Book Ban Sets Dangerous Precedent for Young People

Cameron Samuels (Center) started a movement against censorship in Katy,Texas and students are standing strong. They honored them for Banned Books Week as Youth Honorary Chair for distributing banned books and packing school board meetings. Young people call on the nation to not be silent and defend their rights because they feel no others will.

We Need More, Not Less, Education on Black History and Structural Racism

Pointing out that "Black history is American history," Prof. Kelly Harris gives an overview of some of the state legislation pending that would censor or prevent the teaching of Black history and discusses the importance of a comprehensive understanding of American history.

Fascists Deserve to be Laughed At!

Watch video mocking Ron DeSantis coming to our schools, claiming that in the classroom, free speech does not apply.

Intolerable Cost of Living a Central Issue, says UC Davis Striker

UC Davis PhD student and UAW union member discusses the significance of the UC student worker worker strike, the demands, particularly of the lowest paid workers the settlement process now underway.

As UC strike enters second month, grad workers risk arrest pushing for raises

Striking UC graduate student workers are willingly getting arrested in acts of civil disobedience, viewing the strategy as a way to escalate their work stoppage, now in its fifth week. A main demand is raises that reflect the cost-of-living in California, one of the most expensive states to live in.

‘Solidarity Can Defeat Forces of Corporate Greed,’ says UAW President at Teachers Convention

UAW President Shawn Fain says forces of solidarity can defeat corporate greed, speaking at American Confederation of Teachers (AFT) Convention.

Unions Representing Six Million Workers Demand an End to All U.S. Military Aid to Israel

Seven national unions representing 6 million workers in the U.S. signed a letter calling on President Joe Biden to end all military aid to Israel.

The Poor People’s & Low-wage Workers’ Moral March on D.C., & to the Polls!

The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival hosted a march in Wash., DC, to uplift the needs of the over 135 million poor and low-wage workers across the U.S.

Free Speech, Police Brutality Among Issues Noted by Striking University Workers

University of California academic workers represented by UAW 4811 are striking. They say the UC system has failed to protect their freedom to speak and failed to keep them safe from police brutality during recent campus protests.

USC Grad Student Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against University over Arrests

The UAW union representing about 3,000 graduate student workers at USC filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school to end campus militarization and drop charges against students and faculty.

The Origins of May Day and Its Meaning for Students Today

Speech given on what happened to create the internationally known holiday of May Day, a holiday that began in Chicago, Illinois in 1886.

Sonya Massey, Shot by Police in Illinois, ‘Should Be Alive Today’

One deputy in Sonya Massey’s murder was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct. Read the story and see the video.

Outrage Grows After Police Kill Unhoused Black Man Near RNC, Firing 27 Bullets

Outrage grows in Milwaukee after police killing of Samuel Shorte, Jr., a homeless Black man with multiple sclerosis.

Milwaukee: Another Deadly Knee on a Black Man’s Neck

Black father killed outside Milwaukee's Hyatt Regency Hotel. He was held down and beaten with batons by four security personnell, saying he couldn't breathe.

At the U.S.-Mexico Border: Fight Against Texas SB4 Continues

The movement against Texas’ SB4 law continues, undeterred by a highly contested U.S. Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for the law allowing Texas police to arrest and deport people they “suspect” are in Texas illegally.

Two Attempted Suicides in Midst of 200-People Hunger Strike at ICE Detention Center

The following is a March 11, 2024 press release from La Resistencia about the hunger strikes, attempted suicides, and death at the Northwest Detention...

Pastor Charged for Opening Church to Homeless in Freezing Weather

Pastor in Bryan, Ohio, pleaded not guilty to charges he broke zoning codes when he gave shelter to people who might otherwise have frozen to death.

‘The Democrats Have Failed the American People,’ says Student Leader at DNC Protest

A leader of Students for Justice in Palestine addresses a press conference that announces the demonstration on opening day of DNC for Palestine.

US Healthcare Workers Back From Gaza Tell Harris and Biden: ‘End This Madness Now’

Forty-five American physicians and nurses sent an open letter to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Jill Biden about the carnage they saw while working in Gaza.

Arrest Netanyahu!

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak to Congress on July 24. Protests are planned that oppose his visit and to demand his arrest as a war criminal.

Soupstock-24: Celebration of 44 Years of Sharing Meals!

Food Not Bombs in Santa Cruz, CA celebrates 44 years of sharing free food where all are welcome.

The Kids Are Alright!

The UCSC rally saw Palestinian flags, UAW picket signs, and chants such as "Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation"; and "Disclose, divest."

1,000-Plus Black Pastors Call for Gaza Ceasefire

1,000 Black pastors representing hundreds of thousands of parishioners have called for President Biden to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.