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Monthly Archives: January, 2019

Outrage over attacks on migrants and refugees

As this issue of the People’s Tribune goes to press, a caravan of 7,000 Central American men, women and children is in Tijuana, Mexico, seeking asylum in the U.S. They are hungry ...

GM robs the public treasury while workers suffer

In the face of record profits, General Motors (GM) announced on November 26, during the start of the Christmas Holiday, plans to end production at five plants in the U.S. and ...

The caravan: questions and answers

In light of all the recent misinformation that has been flooding the corporate airwaves concerning the caravan that has arrived at our southern border, let’s ...

‘When we’re all together’

I’ve been on the streets five years now, my wife and I together on the streets for three years. We’ve been swept about 300 times in those three years, Comin’ in in the middle ...

Poor People’s Campaign Teach in on Housing

“There’s only one place in America anybody is guaranteed a roof over their head, and that’s in prison,” said Oakland community leader John Jones III when ...

‘We provided stability’ says homeless leader

Goodbye summer, hello rain and cold. This coming winter is forecast to be a bad one by The Farmer’s Almanac. For most, this is not a big deal. For the homeless, it can be ...

Child’s death at the border compels us to act

Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala, crossed the U.S. border on Dec. 6 with her father and 161 other migrants. On Dec. 8 she ...

This Is Real Life

This is real life. Scene from inside the “faith-based” Rescue Mission homeless shelter in Tennessee: “I should have had my camera out to photograph a man kissing ...

A regular fixture

A regular fixture:
A hefty bag
Of her belongings
And a cushion to sit on
Around the corner

2019 Women’s March: The #WomensWave is coming!

The People’s Tribune continues its monthly coverage of the many women leaders who are fighting in the interests of us all, for a society that cares for ...

The resistance refuses to concede or to rest

“This is not a speech of concession because concession means to acknowledge an action is right, true, or proper. As a woman of conscience and ...

People of poisoned town want relocation

It’s been almost two years since the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) stepped foot back into the small former coal town of Minden, WV, regarding a decades long ...

Flint court case claims at risk

Giving new meaning to snatching Victory from the jaws of defeat, the Michigan Republican legislature is using the lame-duck session to undo the gains made by ...

Youth challenge Dem leaders on climate change

Behind the recent stepped-up grassroots electoral activity and the election of representatives to Congress like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib ...

Uniting to help those affected by the fires in California

Paradise, California is a town which is only a10-minute drive from the bustling little town of Chico. Most people wouldn’t be able to point either out on a map, yet for ...

Baltimore bans water privatization

On Election Day, November 6th, 77% of the voters in Baltimore approved Question E, a charter amendment that declared their water system to be a “permanent, inalienable asset ...

Homelessness: No Llores (Do Not Cry)

I will refrain from using her name. She is a working mother, a homeowner, and a resident Angelino, so if you are a working mother, a homeowner, and a lower ...

Medicaid in the Crosshairs

The elections left little doubt that universal healthcare remains an unmet necessity. From passage of Medicaid expansion referendums in three ‘red states’ to ...

Ruth Anna Buffalo makes history

Ruth Anna Buffalo (above) made history as the first Native American Democratic woman to be elected to North Dakota's state legislature, 27th District. In a shocking ...

Witnesses tell about cop who killed security guard Jemel Roberson

Jemel Roberson was a 26-year-old father. He was a talented musician who belonged to a gospel singing group and played organ in Chicago area churches. He was an ...

“Heartbreak World”

Heartbreak World Outside in the cold Toes tightly clench the blanket On the foot of a little girl So cold they cease to feel

Contaminated water in Benton Harbor destroys families

Let the truth be told. This was a very bad year for the residents of Benton Harbor. Whirlpool Corporation has completely taken over the city of Benton Harbor, which ...

Murderous healthcare ruling demands action

Look out! They’re trying to steal your healthcare again! Just before Christmas a Texas federal judge ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional because ...

Celebrate MLK Day: Stand up to demand change!

What do Americans do on Martin Luther King Day? If lucky enough to have the day off, we attend the many marches, celebrations and events that honor Dr. King ...

Google dictatorship: more homelessness

On December 4, after ejecting dozens of protesters and arresting eight, the San Jose City Council banned the public from its meeting, locked the doors to City ...

Fighting to Save Water and Earth From Corporate Destruction

On these pages are struggles unfolding around the country for clean affordable water and a safe environment. Behind all of the attacks taking place today on our very lives ...

“We are still here!” Indigenous peoples march is heading to D.C.

“A collective of Indigenous activists, organizers, Tribal leaders, social entrepreneurs, artists, educators, innovators and changemakers who are working to build the ...

School under attack by state-sponsored Emergency Managers

Once upon a time, there was a charter school located in the village of Detroit where the townspeople were very poor but very proud. Their children were excited about going to ...

From WV to LA: Teachers oppose destruction of public schools

The Los Angeles teacher’s strike rises to counter the aggressive national campaign for privatization of public schools to make education exclusively serve corporate ...

A regular fixture

A regular fixture:
A hefty bag
Of her belongings
And a cushion to sit on
Around the corner