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Monthly Archives: October, 2020

Our country in crisis: Stop Trump and a police state!

What little that’s left of American democracy could soon be destroyed. Millions of Americans sense this. They are heartbroken by the 210,000 needless coronavirus...

Trump got free health care — Why can’t the rest of us?

  President Trump’s refusal to take responsibility for either the more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus or the cost of his special medical treatment...

Nurse condemns forced sterilizations of inmates

A nurse at a private immigrant detention center exposed the fact that women there were getting unauthorized hysterectomies.

Detroit fighters against police brutality won’t back down

Detroit is a prime example of the oppression that exists under racial capitalism, says activist.

Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend speaks out

“Breonna was my best friend, the most important person to me on earth. And they took her. [That night there] was a loud bang at the door. We were ...

#CountOnUs: Massive youth strike planned if Trump tries to steal election

Leaders of Dream Defenders, March for Our Lives, Sunrise Movement, and United We Dream PAC announced that their youth-led advocacy groups have ...

Federal raids against immigrants: the face of dictatorship

On Oct. 5, the Border Patrol carried out its second military-style raid in two months against Byrd Camp, a No More Deaths humanitarian aid camp ...

Mobilizing to fight the pandemic and support the demands of essential workers

We need a massive movement demanding a coordinated, national response to the pandemic, directed by the federal government.

#DemandSafeSchools

Covid cases are spiking in many school districts; tragically, at least six teachers have died. Excerpts below are from educators on what ...

Movement to win a people’s govt. takes hold in WV

Below are excerpts from remarks made by Katey Lauer, co-chair of West Virginia Can’t Wait, during the Oct. 10 Unite Our Fight online rally for ...

Senate campaign demands basic human rights for West Virginians

Below are excerpts from remarks by West Virginia US Senate candidate Paula Jean Swearengin and Kentucky State Rep. Charles Booker during an ...

Carrol Fife: a candidate who puts people before profit

I first heard Carroll Fife speak at the Renter’s Assembly held in Alameda in 2017. Charismatic, like so many local leaders destined for the ...

Police State: Our country stands at a fork in the road

Our country stands at a fork in the road. The attacks on Black Americans, people of color, the immigrants, homeless and poor, journalists and ...

Dismazed and Driven: My Look at Family Homelessness in America

In her book, Dismazed and Driven: My Look at Family Homelessness in America, Diane Nilan hit the road in 2005 to chronicle stories of family homelessness with a focus on children.

‘A Homes Guarantee’, not Evictions: the difference between life and death

Kansas City Tenants leader asks, why are people evicted and homeless in the richest country in the world?

We can build a society without poverty and fear

The government’s response to the pandemic and poverty has not been enough. The people need things like income, housing and health care now. Instead the ...

‘We will not stop fighting for climate justice’ says Sunrise Movement

California, indeed the whole west coast, has been suffering from a triple whammy of health and environmental conditions: drought, extreme heat, ...

Toxic unaffordable water and corporate drive to privatize

The People's Tribune hosts discussions on the water crisis facing so many of our communities across the country so people can share their ...

Voter Suppression: We will not be deterred

We here in Georgia are taking plans to vote very seriously. From over a 100-year history of Jim Crow voter suppression to the recent memory of ...

#IamVanessaGuillén

People demand justice for young woman soldier murdered at Fort Hood, Texas.