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Monthly Archives: November, 2014

Fight every instance of police violence

The movement to gather support for a murderous, militarized police force while demonizing the victims is growing. Today, the victims are overwhelmingly people of...

Water belongs to the People

Water, that precious life giving force.  Without it, life on earth would be impossible.  Two-thirds of the planet is covered by it.  Our bodies...

People’s Tribune Annual Subscription Drive

The People’s Tribune annual subscription drive has been extended through November 30. If you are a subscriber, we ask you to renew your subscription now. ...

On the significance of the Rev. Edward Pinkney trial

It was a sad day for justice in America. Rev. Edward Pinkney, a staunch leader in the struggle for justice and for the needs of the poorest workers in the community of ...

Homeless Rights Are Human Rights

I never thought it could happen to me. I came from a hardworking but also privileged family; and I was taught that if I got my education, and did what I was ...

Ending homelessness starts with resistance

Washington, DC's municipal government—like pretty much any government in the country—is run by outside forces. Since 1999 the ...

UN representatives recommend restoration of all residential water

On Oct. 20, 2014, United Nations representatives met with the Mayor, and part of his staff to discuss the recent mass water shutoff’s plaguing Detroit ...

Water Unfit for auto production

Recently, General Motors stunned the public by declaring it would no longer use city of Flint water because the chlorine ...

“My children deserve to not be shot down,” says St. Louis mom

My daughter called me and said, "Ma, did you hear what happened?" And I said, "No baby." She said, "There is this boy who just got killed and the police shot ...

Uprising was ‘eye opening’ say Ferguson protesters

It was eye opening. Before it happened, we were already on the move toward developing a team of our own for change. The incident sped up the process ...

Imprisoned immigrant workers stand up for us all

David Vasquez, a labor leader and lay pastor to detained youth, was one of the leaders of a hunger strike earlier this year by up to 500 “civilian” migrant-worker ...

Poverty and Police Violence Spare None

In an August issue of Time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responded to the racial politics surrounding the killing of Michael Brown calling for “more protests across...

“What you do to the land, you do to the people”

“What you do to the land, you do to the people,” echoes a statement spoken by Jeff Biggers, acclaimed writer and speaker, originally from Eagle Creek, a ...

Ebola shows weakness of healthcare system

Ebola is now in the United States. This fact can serve to clarify the international bonds of humanity and the urgent need to address such threats in a ...

Electoral battle moves to the wards, as Karen Lewis withdraws

We have written in these pages about the anger in Chicago’s communities that sought relief through the channels of reform and ...

Three Candidates for Alderman: Their Vision For Chicago

Tim Meegan is a social studies teacher at Roosevelt High School, a member of CORE, a leader in the CTU strike of 2012, running in ...

Philadelphians fight cuts to teachers’ healthcare

We live in a world where children are denied the right to proper education. School funds are constantly cut and now the School ...

Capitalist America

Welcome to America, where the government strips away any and all rights under the Constitution. The 1% send out the police, the poor ...

flame

last year this time
sleeping out there
he was so cold he dreamed
he'd spontaneously combusted

Silicon Valley Divided

At 5.5%, Silicon Valley of California has a lower unemployment rate than many parts of the country, due to the economic engine ...

Michigan’s Corporate Dictatorship Impacts California

Corporate dictatorship is naked in Michigan, but California Governor Jerry Brown is keeping his pants on. Corporate forces are ...

Today its Ferguson. Tomorrow It’s You.

Given American history, it could not be otherwise that today’s victims of police brutality are overwhelmingly people of color. History also shows that as this brutality becomes ...

Stop the corporate assault on Benton Harbor, Mich.

The attack on democracy and the conviction in March of Rev. Edward Pinkney on phony charges symbolizes an entire process under way in America. ...