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Social movements drive 2020 elections

Outside the second Democratic Presidential debates in Detroit, various groups took to the streets to march, rally, and protest to articulate their demands. The spirit of the rally centered on the burning issues facing workers. Climate ...

Enough is enough: Unite to stop the hatred and killing

  In El Paso, a doctor said he treated patients who had wounds one would only expect to see on a battlefield. Within hours, another...

Trump’s proposed budget cuts add insult to injury

As the threat of recession looms, the Trump administration has submitted a $4.7 trillion budget to Congress for the year 2020 that would drastically cut ...

Volunteers Welcome!

Dear Readers, your skills are welcome to help the People’s Tribune continue to be a bright light in our battle for a society that cares for us all. ...

Fighting, killings, borders and pain

On these pages are some of the many voices in the fight for a society that doesn’t know killings, poverty, jailings, children separated from parents, borders, and pain ...

My invocation for the Action to End Criminalization, Detention and Deportations

shalom aleichem to you angels of justice angels of the most high show us how to fight for the liberation of anyone who has been forced from their homes pursued ...

M.A.S.K. leads against poverty and violence

As you all know, M.A.S.K. does not do marches, rallies, etc. because they believe their activism is better served by what they do for the community ...

Virginians embrace Asylum seekers

“What motivated me is that I watched helplessly the news of the caravan heading towards our border from South and Central America. A friend had ...

Detroit man deported to Iraq dies homeless

In another act of incredible cruelty, Jimmy Aldaoud, of Iraqi extraction, who came to the U.S. from Greece and lived here since he was six months old ...

Milwaukee protest against ICE

Hundreds march to the ICE building in Milwaukee for a prayer vigil in support of migrant children and their families on Aug. 7, 2019. The vigil took ...

Truck as a weapon: Jewish protesters attacked at ICE facility

“Tonight we experienced a tiny example of the violence ICE uses on our immigrant neighbors every day. [In the video of the incident], you can see the ...

Clergy declare Birmingham houses of worship ‘sanctuary’ for immigrants

“Though we represent diverse theological perspectives and traditions, our mutual commitment to the sacred and ethical treatment of our neighbors ...

The myth about “benefits” undocumented workers supposedly get

Undocumented immigrants, including DACA holders, are ineligible to receive most federal public benefits, including means-tested benefits such as ...

How do we rein in the energy corporations?

As the articles on these pages illustrate, the life or death battle for Earth, humanity, and power over the corporations, particularly energy, is on ...

Global Youth lead Climate Strike: September 20, 27

On September 20 and 27, youth from more than 150 countries will be leading climate strikes, slated to be potentially the largest such actions to have ...

EQT Dominion ignores industry experts: continues MVP pipeline construction

Big energy continues to embrace fracking, despite repeated words of caution from the world of finance. EQT Dominion Power continues to limp half- ...

Medicare for all: It Worked for Libby, Montana. It Can Work for Flint!

The asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana, caused by W.R. Grace Company, whose vermiculite mine poisoned the entire region, left thousands of people, ...

Another Death in Louisiana’s Death Alley

The death of environmental activist Geraldine Mayho, pictured above holding megaphone at a Coalition Against Death Alley march last May, has brought ...

We’re going to show up to protect the sacred,” says Mauna Protector

Dr. Kalama O Ka Aina Niheu (Kanaka Maoli), lifelong protector of sacred Native Hawaiian lands and co-founder of the Mauna Medic Healers Hui, interviewed ...

Governments fiddle as Climate Crises approaches point of no return

The Resurgence: 2019 North American Forest and Climate Movement Convergence intends to bring grassroots environmental, Indigenous Peoples and social ...

Generation Z: the power of your vote

“I knew from being homeless that I had to get politically involved,” Jordan said when I asked how he came to be a delegate at the 2019 Convention of ...

Community College must address survival issues of faculty and students

Our faculty situation, which is a nationwide issue, is unsustainable and eventually the chickens will come home to roost. I ask you to move the ...

When it’s time to be your own advocate . . .

Everyday I’m trying to figure out how to help my community— whether I’m making a training module LGBTQ inclusive, changing the narrative in spaces ...

Voting matters!

If you need a reason to support and vote for political candidates who will fight for the things you need, here’s a good one: Your immediate future ...

Linking Gun Violence, Racism and Fascism

After a summer of numerous mass shootings by white supremacists across the country, the ties of racism and violence have finally arrived as a central ...

The myth of California progressivism

I dreaded going to the California Democratic Party Convention held in San Francisco last May, and even more my hearing held afterwards. I had documented ...

The new war against America’s homeless:

Millions of America's 140 million poor are already living without housing and many of us are a medical crisis, layoff or car repair away from joining ...

Draw the line on homelessness folks

Not all of us are addicts. Most are vets and disabled. There’s a staggering amount of them here in Stockton, CA. The shelters and Gospel mission turning ...

Homelessness: Time to change it up!

This conversation between San Francisco poet Sarah Menefee, of the People’s Tribune and ‘First they came for the homeless’, and poet and homeless ...

“Renuncia Ricky”: a sign of a newly emerging era in Puerto Rico?

It was a hot month in July, slightly over a million people, close to a third of Puerto Rico’s current population, took to the streets and forced the ...

On solidarity and the Blackjewel coal miners

Kentucky miners have been blocking trains loaded with coal from leaving the mine after Blackjewel, the sixth largest coal mining company in the country ...

The truth is the system in America is a fraud

The court system is rigged especially to destroy Blacks and all other minorities. Judges preside over phony trials, often influenced by corporate ...

Yes, it takes money, too

A new reader who is homeless told us, “When I saw your paper I gave it to others and said read it . . . I want to use the paper to awaken people to ...

Science Under Attack: One Struggle – Many Fronts

The March for Science (marchforscience.com), an international group of scientists, science advocates and teachers, has urged its members and ...

Join Chicago Youth Climate Strike on September 20!

“So in Chicago on September 20, my organization on our youth climate strike is organizing a strike. It will begin at Grant Park at 11:00 a.m., and we will march ...

An Open Letter from fighter against Mountain Top Removal coal mining

“There is very little that I have not done to end mountaintop removal (MTR) coal mining and to stop the coal industry tirade on our land, water, air, our ...