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Monthly Archives: August, 2021

New climate report paints dire picture: movement gears up to force action

In advance of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to begin Nov. 1 in Glasgow, Scotland, three working groups consisting of 230...

‘We have chosen resistance’

As the earth heats up in the face of climate change directly linked to the burning of fossil fuels, so does the "resistance" heat...

Water Webinar: The fight to keep our water public, not corporate

Editor’s note: Corporate water has been taking away the public's control of water for decades. A webinar on water privatization with community speakers...

More Quench Water Webinars Coming Up in September!

The People’s Tribune launched a water discussion group over a year ago which is now presenting the fifth in a series of ‘Quench’ webinars....

Benton Harbor, MI event: ‘Learn the Dangers of Lead in Your Water’

Editor’s note: Below Sandy Reid of the People's Tribune interviews Rev. Edward Pinkney of Benton Harbor, MI, a small largely African American town, about...

No Water Privatization in the Infrastructure Plan

Editors note: Let’s stop the water privatization plan. Communities need an infrastructure package that provides real money, not privatization scams with public-private partnerships and asset...

Cori Bush shows the way – A sit-in blocks eviction of 11 million (for now)

Before I came to Congress, there was a period in my life where I was unhoused and living in a car with my babies. “There...

Stop the Evictions!Make housing a guaranteed right

Editor's note: As we go to print, in a cruel, inhumane move, the U.S. Supreme Court has voted down the national eviction moratorium, despite...

Icelander says their govt would never allow homelessness

From a Twitter post: “I asked our bartender in Iceland if there are any homeless people & he laughed at me: “Homeless? We have 1 or...

Homeless Union Denounces Steinberg’s “Master Plan”: A Dangerous Con Job

SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Homeless Union and its local affiliate, the Sacramento Homeless Union, strongly oppose Mayor Steinberg’s “Master Siting Plan to Address...

San Jose Residents Protest “Destination Nowhere”

SAN JOSE, CA — Dozens of unhoused residents and community leaders marched and rallied at the Spring Street encampment in San Jose on July...

A Meditation on the Homeless at Banks of Los Angeles River A trifecta of sanctioned encampments, scornful NIMBYs and cruel ordinances

LOS ANGELES, CA — Do you think the Yoga-Pants Mayor is going to sign the new anti-homeless ordinance 48.18 passed by a frustrated and...

Delight

my friends were enjoying some ramen though it could have been spicier

‘Humanity in general is re-evaluating everything . . .’

The following is from a Facebook post from Elena Herrada in Detroit. She is a ‘counter narrator, mother, grandmother and shameless heckler. Radio host...

Flint School Board and community resists big foundation’s bully tactics

FLINT, MI — On July 20, the Mott Foundation sent shock waves through the Flint community when they announced to pull the plug on...

Return to School: Catch COVID-19!

The system proclaims: “Everybody back to school. Do not let your child fall behind. The schools are safe.” The Wrong Direction CHICAGO, IL — During this...

Fight against voter suppression continues in Texas

The struggle to stop voter suppression in Texas is still raging. On August 10, Dade Phelan, the Republican leader of the lower house of...

‘Election Promises’

I hear the polls are going to be open on Tuesday. All day. Good. I certainly intend to go to them.

Help Circulate Report on Border Human Rights Violations

In 2020, the People’s Tribune and our sister bilingual publication, El Tribuno del Pueblo launched “The People-to-People Fact-Finding Delegation to the Border” in collaboration...

New US-Mexico migration agreement violates the right to asylum

Central American families expelled from US to Mexico-Guatemala border.The governments of the region must clarify terms of agreement.August 11, 2021 Tapachula, Chiapas, México On August...

Jack Hirschman – December 13, 1933 – August 22, 2021

JACK HIRSCHMAN(December 13, 1933 - August 22, 2021) The world and the movement for social transformation has suffered the loss of one of its great...