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Monthly Archives: June, 2015

Police violence aimed at poorest workers

Unable to further disregard the growing mass reaction to police violence, spreading poverty and deepening social crisis, the ruling class has taken the tactical...

Growing homelessness demands planned economy

The fact that there is such a thing as homelessness in America is a shameful national crime. Every winter, countless homeless people die from...

Coalition for clean water: Flint is not in the clear

The struggle for safe, affordable water in Flint, MI is accelerating as local grassroots groupings form a coalition seeking relief from the ...

Highland Park, MI: Families may lose homes over water bills

Cathy Talbott of the People’s Tribune interviewed Eban Morales, a member of the Highland Park (Michigan) Human Rights Coalition ...

No Jobs, No Water: How much longer do we have to live like this?

Baltimore City, whose police are under Federal investigation for outrageous cruelty, started shutting off water to 150 families a day. ...

California drought affects poor disproportionately

Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in the rich agricultural state of California, which is enduring the fourth ...

Water is a human right!

Corporate investors have a long-term goal to privatize the public’s water and make it available only to those who can pay. This is legal under ...

The rising police state

The underpinning of the rising police state is the changing economy and the mass poverty it produces. Given American history, ...

Police killing of teen ruled lawful

Protests broke out after the Madison, WI, district attorney ruled that the killing of 19-yearold Tony Robinson was a lawful use of deadly ...

Homeless pregnant Mom killed by police

Jeanetta Riley, a pregnant homeless mother of three who suffered from emotional difficulties, was killed by police as she waved a knife ...

Welcome to the new Jim Crow

Families across this country celebrated Mother's Day, however, there are mothers who will not have praises uttered to them ...

San Jose: “Protect your people”

San Jose ended 2014 with problems that mirrored the rest of the country. In the midst of the Ferguson protests, San Jose Police Officer Philip White ...

“A spectacle of horror” in Baltimore

I'm sort of shell shocked from my time in Baltimore during the unrest. First thing you see is the National Guard holding huge ...

Mothers rally for justice for their children

On Mother’s Day, 2015, Moms whose children have been killed by police, and who seek justice, rallied in Washington, D.C. under the banner of the ...

“System designed with children’s interests at the bottom,” says homeless Mom

On January 3, 2015, my family parked the camper van we have been living in near “Slab City” in Niland, California. Slab City is ...

Renters fight for their rights

Silicon Valley recently made headlines as the third worst place for renters in the country. Only 21% of families here can afford to buy ...

Solution to housing crisis

The suffering in Silicon Valley’s housing crisis is not an aberration or temporary dysfunction. It is the predictable result of a dying system ...

The Truth

Let's consider the truth:
The biggest gang in the world
is the police.
Our tax dollars pay for
no justice and no peace.

Protect the right to rest

Every day one of the largest concentrations of police power anywhere in the world descends on a small part of downtown Los ...

True transformation never “closes its doors”

In an article written to illustrate the ridiculously rapid and uncontrollable rising rental rates in Mountain View, CA, a writer ...

Juneteenth 2015: From racial division to class unity

Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories. This historic event is celebrated as "Juneteenth." Juneteenth 2015 is a fitting moment ...

Saving rural hospitals is key to Health Care for All

Rural hospitals everywhere are fighting for their existence. Fifty have closed since 2010, affecting the jobs, health, and lives of over 800,000 ...

Michigan’s energy future at a crossroads

Just after the fourth anniversary of the ongoing nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima on March 11, here in Michigan we stand at a pivotal ...

The Era of Antagonism and 2015 Contract Negotiations

“When I look at the automation and robotics in our factories, it was that double edged sword. The folks that were running those machines were being killed/worn out because of the repetitive stress and heavy parts. ...

“Let’s join together and fight this monster,” says Rev. Pinkney from prison

Today I am speaking from Lakeland prison. If we assume that life is worth living and a man has a right to service, I will say that the ...

Voices from Benton Harbor

The quotes below are from Benton Harbor residents. The community is deeply concerned about the railroading of Rev. Pinkney for his ...

How to deal with criminal corporations

In 2010, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) destroyed part of San Bruno, CA, when a main gas line exploded. Since then, weekly ...

Help get the People’s Tribune out to homeless organizations and places where the homeless gather!

Every day one of the largest concentrations of police power anywhere in the world descends on a small part of downtown Los ...

The Charleston Shootings: The American Sin

The fear of being a person of color in America was brought once again to the forefront of everyday living, exploding onto the pages of reality ...

The political significance of the Charleston killings

Across the country, churchgoers, community groups and everyday people are voicing heartfelt grief, shock and outrage over the massacre of ...

The Margins of Society

“I can’t help but notice all of those people
sitting over there for a very long time.
Doesn’t it bother you?”
I glance at all of the people sitting

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