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Monthly Archives: January, 2021

Far right still a threat: Fight for democracy must continue

The attack on democracy that took place Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C., was ominous in itself, and it has set the stage for...

Earthshaking victory in Georgia

Below are voices from some of the many individuals and groups who helped make the Georgia victory possible. "The victories of Senators-elect Jon Ossoff and...

Georgia: A New South

Excerpts from talk by Seth Rosen of Sunrise Movement, Georgia: “For many of us, this election was about a new growing vibrant diverse South ....

Covid relief for workers or handout to corporations?

As Covid-19 continues to ravage the country, with the highest death count ever, overwhelming the healthcare system, destroying jobs and the families dependent on...

The great divide: Our health care crisis

Cathy Talbott of the People’s Tribune interviewed Trisha Springstead, R.N., Panacea, Florida, on her experiences working with Covid-19 patients in today's failing healthcare system....

Remembering Joliet nurses’ Covid strike

Editor’s note: On July 18, a 34-year-old healthcare worker named Pat Meade interviewed with Radio Free Labor about her ongoing strike as a member...

‘You can’t lock up an entire movement!’ says Homeless Union leader

SACRAMENTO, CA — 2020 has taught us many lessons. For years, people have been saying that most of us are one paycheck away, one...

Community members block ‘Holiday Evictions’ of homeless camp

SANTA CRUZ, CA — The city named for the Holy Cross announced they would evict nearly 200 unhoused people into the doorways of struggling...

City locks out Chicago teachers for refusing to risk lives in pandemic

The information below is from a January 12 Chicago Teachers Union press conference, and other teacher voices, all of which are on the union’s...

Martin Luther King Day 2021Dr. King belongs to the people, not to the one percent!

Years ago, the U.S. Congress decided that the official federal holiday to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., would not be...

No Justice for Flint in $600 million settlement

The following is an abridged version of a statement by the Flint Democracy Defense League. FLINT, MI — The State of Michigan has dealt...

Pursuing hope in mayoral campaign in rural southern town

Deanna Miller Berry, fighter, advocate, activist and people’s mayoral candidate in Denmark, SC tells the People’s Tribune why she is running. I run because I...

ICE operations in San Diego countered by community organizing

SAN DIEGO, CA – In December, the American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) US-Mexico Border Program released “Countering ICE’s Abusive Practices with Community Resiliency: Testimonies...