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Bring Union Brother Kilmar Home: His Deportation Is an Attack on All of Us
The deportation of union brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a gut punch to the labor movement, a slap in the face to every worker who dares to organize.
April 17 Day of Action on 150+ Campuses Targets Trump Attack on Higher Education
"Higher education is under siege. As faculty, students, and campus workers, we must have the courage to resist."
Where Your 2024 Taxes Went
The NPP's annual "tax receipt" shows where your federal income taxes went. In 2024 an average taxpayer paid $3,707 for weapons and war,.
Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Inducts 11 Journalists
Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame selects 11 journalists in its 2025 class. See speech from one of the 11, Daymon J. Hartley, who has contributed photos from the front lines to the People's Tribune for decades.
April 22 Webinar Will Explore Resistance to Mass Deportations
On April 22, the Zooming to the Border Coalition, which includes the People's Tribune and Tribuno del Pueblo, will hold a webinar titled Zooming to the Resistance Against Mass Deportations. A group of activists will share their experiences in resisting the government's assault on immigrants.
With Detention of Beloved Farmworker Organizer, ICE Comes for the Labor Movement
“We believe he was targeted,” says the political director of the farmworker union that Alfredo Juarez helped to create.
‘Oligarchs are Deeply Tied to Both Parties,’ says MI State Rep. at ‘Hands Off’ Protest
MI State Rep. Dylan Wegela tells protesters to prevent people like Trump from coming to power we have to fight for people, not corporations. And to win, Democrats cannot be complicit in the oligarchy.
‘Our Voice Has To Be Heard,’ say Las Vegas ‘Hands Off!’ Protesters
Las Vegas protesters bore different messages: freedom of speech, women’s rights, racial equality, among many other causes. But attendees all united around the demand to stop Trump, his regime, and the billionaires who reap the benefits from their damage.
Elon Musk Reaps Billions Aiding U.S. Government’s War Preparations
The world’s richest person makes billions from U.S. government contracts aiding its war plans.What human needs could be satisfied with these billions?
Bread Lines, Empty Shelves, Bombed Farms — This Is How Starvation Feels in Gaza
Many Gazans fear the forced starvation that Israel is inflicting of them more than its bombs.
‘What a Journey’: Artivist’s Exhibit Challenges Discrimination in Education
Fronteriza artivist Nanzi Muro describes some of the challenges she has faced as a student of color in higher education.
April 5, 2025: Nation-Wide Protests in All 50 States
Remove Corrupt Politicians. Reverse The Damage. Reclaim our Democracy.
Trump Administration Attacks Public Health: Freezes $35 Million in Title X Funding
Ending Title X funding in eight states is just the beginning. Gutting America’s family planning program is an attack on reproductive health care, poor people and an attempt to dismantle public health.
Watch BORDERLAND | The Line Within
View the new film that indicts the U.S. Immigration system, "Borderland: The Line Within" for free until March 31 at 7pm Eastern. A National Immigrant Solidarity Rally will be held online on that date.
Stopping the Coup is Just the Start of a Bigger Fight
People want a society that takes care of everyone. The billionaires and corporations who run the U.S. need a dictatorship to control people while they loot the public treasury, slash and privatize public programs and cut jobs.
Trump Order Is Message to Workers to ‘Fall in Line or Else’
Trump's latest executive order seeks to strip the collective bargaining rights from federal government workers, threatening workers, unions, freedom of speech.
Walking Beside You
Walking Beside You I see you in the morning frost,when city lights dim and the world pretends not to notice your blanket of stars.
A Love Letter to Altadena
Our elected officials seem unable or unwilling to keep the financial vultures out of Altadena. We can only win if we fight together to ensure our future.
No One Has to Freeze to Death Outdoors During Chicago Winters
This winter in Chicago at least nine people died due to hypothermia. No one should freeze to death in winter or in summer. We all can be part of insuring no one else does.
Walking Beside You
Walking Beside You
I see you in the morning frost,when city lights dimand the world pretends not to noticeyour blanket of stars.
I see you, and you are not invisible—not when you shelter in doorways,not when you carry your homein weathered backpacks,not when you speakand others turn away.
I...
The Urgency of Unity to Tackle Climate Destroyers
As thousands remain homeless and vulnerable to the negative effects of global warming, Trump is doubling down on opening new leases to fossil fuel corporations.
Workers and Consumers Protest Bad Conditions at Illinois DHS Offices
Workers deliver services like Medicaid and food stamps to people who need them, but say poor conditions at the Illinois DHS offices make this difficult.
As Trump-Musk Target Social Security, Medicare, Seniors Share Stories of Benefit Cut Offs
Seniors share horror stories of receiving notification from their bank that the SSA requested and withdrew money from their bank for benefits paid after the supposed death of their spouse. “Musk and Trump are breaking Social Security to turn it over to Wall Street,” says an advocacy group.
‘We Will Not Leave Gaza Whatsoever,’ says Gaza Resident
Gazan resident says they will not leave Gaza, whatsoever.; they are staying in their destroyed homes, regardless of Trump’s statements.
Sacramento County Jail Expansion Is Put On Hold
David Kent Barefield was not taken to a hospital, but to the Sacramento jail. He couldn’t walk, or even stand; he was dying.
Where’s Trump? America’s Poorest Counties Devastated by Historic Flooding Speak Out.
West Virginia people devastated by the flooding are crying out for help from the Trump administration. They speak on whether FEMA should be abolished, as Trump is proposing.
From Bondage to the Streets: America’s Long History with Homelessness
The story of homelessness in America is woven deep into the fabric of our nation's history, starting long before the modern image of people sleeping on city sidewalks.
We Demand Equal Justice for UnHoused Murder Victims
There was no media coverage and it was swept under the rug! A predator was terrorizing and killing people, and because they were unhoused it apparently didn’t matter.
Justice for James Edward Oakley
"The crowd in front of so-called Vallejo City Hall joined me in a scream, a cry, a wail for another houseless relative's life stolen by the violence of sweeping us like we are trash . . . "
An All-American Nightmare
The machinery of mass deportation has been set up in a nightmarish fashion. It is meant to be impossible to stop — or to appear that way. But, like any machine, it can be brought to a halt, when understood.
UnHoused Families’ Impending Exit to Streets Averted
San Francisco CA. Time was running out for a pair of families who were faced with being kicked out of the St. Joseph’s Family Shelter in San Francisco when their request for an extended stay was denied.
Those unhoused families—one, a Honduran couple with two children, and the...
As ICE Jails Palestinian Protester, Universities Must Commit to Academic Freedom
University faculty call on everyone, on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia graduate detained by ICE, to organize on behalf of those who are today's targets, supporting academic freedom and free expression before it is too late.
LGBTQ+ Rights are Human Rights
When the Trump administration goes after trans people, they’re picking the pocket of American workers, fleecing seniors, undermining unions. It’s part of the politics of division.” Defending LGBTQ+ people from harm is in the best interests of all of us.
Letter To Our Readers
We the People elect our government to prioritize the interests of our community rather than for their gain and agenda. It is time to mobilize, organize, and participate in the struggle. The Tribuno del Pueblo and People’s Tribune are here for you!
Las Vegas ‘Speed Activism’ Event Offers a Model for Getting People Involved
Artists focused on culture jamming and activism hold an event to encourage people to get active in their communities on some of the many issues affecting many people.
Remembering Nuclear Victims 71 Years After the Castle Bravo Test
March 1 marks 71 years since the U.S. used its biggest ever nuclear weapon in the Marshall Islands. Abolition of nuclear weapons and war is urgent.
‘Fetal Personhood’ Laws Could Lead to Death Penalty for Abortions
Lawmakers in nine states have or are working to introduce bills to allow homicide charges against people suspected of having an abortion. Six of those states all have the death penalty for homicide.
‘We Are The Economy.’ Stand in Solidarity with Economic Disruption
If there is ever a time to take action to save some sort of democracy in the United States it is now. Many organizations are working hard across the country with global solidarity to shut down the runaway train of the Trump administration that’s on a high...
Black History Month 2025: Now More Than Ever!
Black History Month 2025 is taking place in the midst of a vicious campaign by the Trump administration to incite hatred against African Americans and other people of color. From colonial times until the present, the attacks on the working class as a whole have always started as attacks on Black workers.
A Call for Accountability: The Impact of the Laken Riley Act and the Betrayal of Central Valley’s Latino Communities
The Laken Riley Act criminalizes immigrant communities, and it's disheartening to see that it passed with bipartisan support from lawmakers who claim to serve marginalized communities, writes a resident of California's Central Valley.
How Will We Measure Up in This Critical Moment, Speaker Asks
Gregory Hodge gives a hopeful speech at a MLK Day celebration about the challenges of this critical moment, and asking each of us how we will measure up.
‘Jocelynn Deserves Justice!’: 11-Year-Old Texan Kills Herself After Bullies’ Deportation Threats
An 11-year-old Texas girl took her own life after being bullied by classmates who threatened to call immigration authorities to deport her mother.
We are Appalachian Strong. Hope and Community Restored Through Shared Loss From Floods
A story of the horrific storm that hit Appalachia by a woman who has fought for a healthy environment, and clean water in her home county in Kentucky.
‘They Want Us To Be Afraid’
Speech by AJC (Austin Justice Coalition) founder about unity in the fight against the war against marginalized people.
Floods: Trump Not Responding to West Virginia’s Suffering
Homeless, cold, devastated. Trump not answering WV governor's request for FEMA Disaster Declaration for 13 counties in southern WV.
Groups Confront Billionaire’s Institute Pushing Laws Criminalizing Homeless
Homeless groups in Austin protest state legislation criminalizing homeless people; pushed by billionaire invested in the private prison industry.
MLK Day Rally in DC Pledges to Fight Trump Policies with Boycotts and Unity
During a Martin Luther King Day rally in Washington, DC, Jan. 20, Rev. Al Sharpton called for targeted boycotts of companies that abandon DEI initiatives.
Families Demand Affordable Housing Solutions in Bold Protest Rally
San Francisco, CA. On February 11, homeless families and their allies rallied and marched to San Francisco City Hall, demanding more affordable housing and critical changes to the family shelter system. The rally, which started from Hamilton Family Shelter, called for immediate action to restore the waitlist...
Unspeakable Nightmare! Freezing Deaths of Two Homeless Children
In a case that is appalling the nation, Tateona Williams, a Detroit mother of five who was living with her children in a van, had contacted homeless services and shelters multiple times, but received no help. “I’ve been on the City list for a long time,”...
Call From the Front: Organize Against Attack on Poor and Unhoused by Trump and His Billionaires
While the Trump/Musk attack on federal agencies is broad-based and will impact people in all walks of life, poor and unhoused communities – disproportionately people of color – are being specially targeted.
City of Chicago Unwaveringly Defends its Undocumented Residents
Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, threatened to target Chicago the moment Trump took office and they are making good on that promise. What they didn’t expect was how Chicagoans are unwaveringly dedicated to protect their undocumented neighbors.
Top Republican Links Attacks on Poor to Tax Cuts for Rich
Trump and Republicans in Congress showed they would happily cut things like Meals on Wheels, housing assistance, and food for mothers and young children, to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
Homeless, Low-Income Families, Rely on Public Schools; And They’re Under Attack
The privatization drive means dismantling public schools. Money is shifted out of the public school system into exclusionary, discriminatory private school systems. And homeless kids and families are the first to be hit.
Cities from Chicago to Newark Resist Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Immigration activists in Chicago and Newark, NJ, describe how the government's assault on immigrants violates the Constitution and threatens everyone's rights.
Pledge to Keep Organizing, Pledge to Keep Marching: People’s March 2025
Dozens of organizations came together here and worldwide to create the People’s March 2025. Hundreds of thousands of people came to protest the policy promises of President Donald Trump and to convey a loud message of resistance to his promised policies and ultimate dictatorship.
Doctor Sees People Deferring Life-Saving Care, Fearing Deportation and Family Separation
Emergency Room doctor asks how many people will defer life saving care because of their immigration status, fearing deportations and family separation.
The Modern Day Fugitive Slave Act Has Begun
The modern-day version of the repressive 1850 Fugitive Slave Act kicked off in the Central Valley of California, even prior to the recent inauguration of Donald Trump and his promises of mass deportations.
CGRS to Defend Asylum, Challenge Executive Actions
The Trump administration's executive orders launching an assault on immigrants are being challenged in court, as are other orders Trump recently issued.
City Bans Church Homeless Warming Center in 6 Degree Weather
The Rapid City, S.D. Planning Commission denied a church to set up a warming center on their property for the homeless in 6 degree weather.
Chicagoans Vow to Fight Trump’s Attack on Immigrant Workers
Chicagoans are showing that they plan to resist President Trump’s plans to mount attacks on immigrants.
A Mass Movement Will Rise to Defend Immigrants, Says Activist
Right now there is no coordinated national mass movement to defend immigrants, but there will be, says human rights activist Camilo Pérez-Bustillo in this interview with the People's Tribune.
Democrats Cede More Power to Anti-Immigrant Right by Voting for Laken Riley Act
Provisions of the anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act raise serious concerns for due process and erode the principle of presumption of innocence. Anyone’s civil liberties can be threatened — U.S. citizens, documented and undocumented immigrants alike.
Chicago Mayor Vows to Defend Immigrants
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will stand by and protect Chicago's immigrant communities against threats from ICE.
L.A. Fires: Climate Campaigners Say ‘Big Oil Did This’
Climate campaigners said blame for the catastrophe in L.A. ultimately lies with the mega-profitable oil and gas giants that have spent decades knowingly fueling the crisis.
Israel Killed 74 Children in Gaza in First Week of 2025
The United Nations has reported that Israel began 2025 by killing dozens of children in Gaza.
Collective Defense of Immigrant Rights is Key, Says Advocate
In this interview with the People's Tribune, Pedro Rios, director of the AFSC's US/Mexico Border Program, describes the likely shape of Trump's planned immigration crackdown, and how people are organizing to resist it.
US Workers Won Key Victories in 2024, But Hard Fight Lies Ahead
With strikes and the threat of strikes, workers did more than forestall concessions: They gained ground. With Trump, expect attacks on unions, safety regulations, and the very idea of labor law..
Who Paid for Nevada’s State Legislature Campaigns?
Where candidates get their money is a good predictor of how they'll act In office .Four of five top contributors in Nevada's 2024 elections were directly tied to casinos.
Letter from a Friend
Letter from a Friendby Debra Townley
I won’t ask you to listen to me.To hear my story.To try to understand what led me here and kept me against my will.I won’t ask you to overlook my shortcomings.I won’t ask for forgiveness.For support with food or clothing or water...
The People Demand Housing, Not Punishment
Faith leaders and houseless people observe San Jose's eleventh annual Unhoused Memorial, and set up tents lettered "Where Do We Go?" to protest ongoing encampment sweeps
Vehicle Residents Succeed in Appealing Overnight RV Ban
San Francisco CA. On December 10, for the first time in its history, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors overturned a decision passed by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA) Board of Directors that would have banned oversized vehicles citywide.
The move prevented the ban from taking...
ICE Considering Plans to Expand Detention Centers Nationwide
The ACLU has obtained documents revealing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is considering expanding immigrant detention capacity across the country.
Migrant Rights Group Warns Undocumented Texans to Plan for Deportations
Across the country groups are protesting Trump's plans to deport undocumented immigrants. Groups are also helping people prepare for what could come, as is this Texas group.
More Californians Are Freezing to Death. And More Are Older and Homeless
More people — many older and homeless — are freezing to death during winter in California. Hypothermia is the underlying or contributing cause of death for Californians last year, more than double than a decade ago,
Homeless Groups Launch ‘Sweeps Free Sanctuaries’
“There is no social justice in criminalizing our unhoused community, there is no solution in solving homelessness by incarceration,”
Michael Moore Issues Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance
Filmmaker Michael Moore says the boiling anger at the healthcare system that is currently coming to the fore is "1000% justified."
he cried out!
A Poem on the life and death of homeless performer Jordan Neely, and the recent acquittal of his killer.
he cried out! for Jordan Neely
he cried out as heboarded the subway car
"I don't have foodI don't have drink!I'm fed up!"
desperate homelessyoung and Black
and...
he cried out!
A Poem on the life and death of homeless performer Jordan Neely, and the recent acquittal of his killer.
Outrage Against America’s For Profit Health Care System Grows
The US public response to the murder speaks volumes about Americans’ widespread disgust with a profit-driven health care system that leaves so many destitute or simply dead, says Jacobin.
Housing Advocates Brace for Battle Against Trump’s Anti-Homelessness Agenda
As Trump’s Project 2025 Targets Housing First Policies, Advocates Nationwide Prepare to Push Back Against Punitive Approaches.
Immigrants Begin 13th Hunger Strike This Year at Tacoma Detention Center
More than 40 migrants held at ICE's infamous Northwest Detention Center in Washington state have begun a hunger strike to protest conditions there.
The Right Wants to Divide Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.
The director of the Appalachia People's Union speaks on why the South is ready to stand up to Trump.
A Plague of Poverty: a Homeless Union Leader’s Meditation
Sacramento CA: California has a different kind of plague. Billions of dollars have come down to end this crisis, but the resources never make it to the people.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs, Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
‘Who Was Officer?’: Family Still Seeks Answers From Jackson Police a Year After Son’s Burial
Dexter Wade, killed by off-duty officer, was mistakenly buried by Hinds County, Mississippi in a pauper’s field. His mother seeks answers to what happened to her son.
Students Walk Out Across the Country to Protest Trump’s Election
Read the speech delivered by a student at the student walkout at MSU two days after the Presidential election. Thousands of students nationwide walked out to protest Donald Trump's election and his policies on the same day.
The “Red Revenge” Tour: Pedro Rios of AFSC Discusses What to Expect in the Borderlands with Donald Trump
Pedro Rios, who runs the American Friends Service Committee’s U.S. Mexico Border Program, speaks about what to expect on the Borderlands with Donald Trump.
Let’s Join Hands to Resist the Trump Agenda
Thousands of groups and millions of people are beginning to reach out to one another to resist the Trump agenda. Regardless of who we voted for, we the people, have a common interest in seeing to it that all our families are well taken care of, that all children are well educated and have a future, and that we have a society free of climate disaster, racism, bigotry and inequality.
How Democrats Ignoring Gaza Brought Down Their Party
"Many Americans roused to action by their government’s complicity in Gaza’s destruction have no personal connection to Palestine or Israel. Their motive is not ethnic or religious. It is moral."
Homeless Trauma: a Meditation
LOS ANGELES, CA — I saw it from my window. The police in Eagle Rock took his van and all his belongings. If I was traumatized, can you imagine the trauma of this homeless Black 20-something guy and his husky dog named Superman who were left on...
A Message From UAW International President Shawn Fain
We will never support efforts to divide and conquer the working class by nationality, race, and gender, says UAW President Shawn Fain
Undocumented Families Are Fighting for Our Future. Will You Join Us?
'As an undocumented mother, I can’t help but worry for my son’s safety first. As an organizer, my worry turns to resolve.'
The So-Called ‘Border Crisis’ is Really a Moral Crisis
Adriana Jasso, the program coordinator for the U.S./Mexico Border Program of the American Friends Service Committee, describes her experience of helping immigrants at the border wall every day for the past year.
Fighting for Climate, Students Walk Out Over Trump
"[The student nationwide] walkouts represent a call to action for both parties," said Sunrise Youth Movement, a group that advocates for political action on climate change.
‘Organize Like Our Lives Depend On It Because They Do’
'There are no winners here, because we are all bound by our nation’s refusal to confront its own soul. This fight is not over; it’s only beginning,' says Director of Los Angeles Skid Row organization, LA CAN.
Where Do We Go From Here: It Does Matter
Those of us who have a history of being on the front lines knew this moment was coming and we’re telling ourselves it is not the time to fatigue out! We know either way it lands, that it’s in our laps and we need all boots on the ground.
Oakland Unhoused Bike to Sacramento
For the third year, a group of former Wood Street encampment residents bicycled some 80 miles from Oakland to Sacramento in a show of solidarity with unhoused Californians.
Pregnant Teen Died: Seeks Care in Three Texas Emergency Rooms
Nevaeh Crain cried in pain, too weak to walk, blood staining her thighs. Vomiting and feverish at her baby shower, the teen went to two different emergency rooms, returning home, worse than before. Pregnant women have become untouchables.
UAW President: ‘Our Future is About the Power We Have When We Stick Together’
UAW President Shawm Fain rallies voters in support of Kamala Harris, calling her the only pro-worker candidate for president, and that she is committed to fighting Trump's NAFTA.
No, Immigration Is Not Making Housing Less Affordable
Despite politicians' claims to the contrary, immigration is not making housing unaffordable. In fact, immigration can be part of the solution.
Prop 33 for Rent Control is An Essential Step in Rebuilding California
Californians have an opportunity in Tuesday’s election to pass a ballot measure that will address the high cost of housing, which is one of the top grievances among the state’s voters. Proposition 33 will allow cities and counties to implement rent control ordinances.
The Growing Crisis: 100,000 Seniors Homeless in America
More Than 100,000 Seniors Are Unhoused on Any Given Night Thanks to Failing Safety Nets and a Lack of Housing Solutions.
Immigration: More Obstacles Than Open Paths
The author describes how her family was forced to migrate from Mexico to the U.S. after the North American Free Trade Agreement destabilized Mexico's economy.
Make Your Vote Count
This 2024 election is gaining on us and the pressure to get to the ballot box is intense and in many states, confusing. Race-based gerrymandering, voter purging, postal service hoarding, fear propaganda —this suppression is created to be inconvenient and exhausting. We cannot give up and walk...
Human Rights Defenders Underscore Links Between Struggles of Indigenous Peoples and Palestinians
Human rights defenders underscore links between the decolonization struggles of Native Americans and Palestinians, and call out the hypocrisy of the U.S. providing military aid for Israel as it wages a war on Gaza while touting rights for Native Americans.
If Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Fight for Each Other, We All Win
All of us suffer when our country mistreats immigrants, migrants and refugees. Abusing immigrants and limiting their rights sets the stage for denying everyone’s rights.
What To Do During and After the Elections
Defeat Trump and Project 2025. But this is not an endorsement of the Democratic Party. The people have been driven back by both parties, and the people will have to fight to build a real democracy, regardless. Forward Ever, Backward Never.
Michigan’s Prescient Lesson: Vote While You Still Can!!!
Michigan's non-elected Emergency Manager dictatorship made Flint's water crisis possible. Pay attention to the danger of losing our Democratic rights as we’ve known them in this election. Vote while you still can!
Facts Show that Immigrants are Not Taking Jobs Away from U.S. Workers
Earlier this year, researchers at the Economic Policy Institute demonstrated that immigrants are not taking jobs away from U.S. workers.
Stop California’s Proposition 36
Using fear and misinformation to manipulate California voters, the Yes on 36 campaign is based on lies: claiming crime is increasing when it is down; claiming 36 will get more people into drug treatment, when it will DECREASE funding, forcing people who want treatment to prison instead; providing zero dollars for housing and millions for prisons and jails.
US Doctors Tell Biden, Harris They ‘Witnessed Crimes Beyond Comprehension’ in Gaza
US doctors who visited Gaza tell Biden, Harris they've never seen such horrific injuries, on such a massive scale, with so few resources, that our bombs are cutting down women and children, and that a ceasefire must be imposed.
“I Have Become a Social Justice Warrior”
I’m Crystal President of Sacramento Homeless Union, on the Board of the California Homeless Union Statewide Council, and an Executive Board member of the National Union Of the Homeless.
The struggle for survival is real in the USA. This is not the land of the free. People’s freedoms...
Facts Refute Lies About Immigrants Committing More Crimes than U.S. Workers
Despite the lurid headlines about immigrants and crime, many researchers have found there is no connection between increased immigration and crime rates.
Abortion Tragedies and a Georgia Victory
Grassroots organizations filed a lawsuit against Georgia's cruel abortion laws, and the county judge took a firm stand on the side of justice, writing in his ruling that “liberty in Georgia" includes "the power of a woman to control her own body . . . and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”
Stop Towing Our Homes!
Hundreds of people who live in their RVs and other vehicles, many of them families, reject an attempt by the. mayor of San Francisco to criminalize them and force them into homelessness.
Americans Want Arms Embargo on Israel, Says Student Leader
In this interview with the People's Tribune, Abla Abdelkader, a member of Students for Justice in Palestine in Chicago, describes the repression facing pro-Palestine students and the common interests that most Americans have in the fights for peace and social justice.
NO SERVICE HERE
by Kathy Powers
April 30, 2018
NO SERVICE HERE
Where will we go
To get our food stamps?Where will we go?Follow the rules.
Where can we go to?Where is the personWho tells us if we live or die?
When did this happen?We got no notice.
Why did this happen?We need some answers.
Is there an...
Future of Abortion in North Carolina Could Come Down to Hundreds of Votes
Fueled by women voters — Democrats say outrage about abortion restrictions could help them break a Republican supermajority [in North Carolina].
Tents Protest at Berkeley’s Old City Hall
Where Do We Go protest of new Berkeley anti-homeless legislation, anti-encampment orders from Governor Gavin Newsom, and now Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
Sanders Unveils Resolutions to Block US Arms Sales as Israel Rejects Cease-Fire Call
Bernie Sanders unveils resolutions to block US arms sales to Israel in what is said to be the first time in U.S. history a vote in Congress to block weapons to Israel has been made.
Texas National Guard Firing Pepper Spray Projectiles at Migrants
Texas National Guard has repeatedly fired pepper spray projectiles at arriving migrants, including women and children.
After Georgia Shooting, Students Walk Out Demanding ‘Future Free of Gun Violence’
Thousands of Georgia students walkout "to demand a future free from gun violence" following mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winde.
Oakland Destroys Houseless Community of Over 100 People
Press Conference, Speak Out and Prayer Ceremony, Monday September 24, 23rd Street and Northgate, Oakland, CA organized by formerly homeless, advocates and caregivers for the unhoused.
Water Costs: May be Key to Kamala Winning – or Losing –Michigan
Research of professors at Wayne State University identify group of Black voters in Detroit who are critical for Kamala Harris to win Michigan. Cost of water is key issue.
Georgia’s Deadly Abortion Ban: The Tragic Deaths of Two Women
Two Black women's deaths in the anti-abortion state of Georgia are ruled preventable by official committee including 10 doctors.
Wood Street Commons Solidarity Bike Ride to Sacramento
Wood Street Commons — with their motto of “Homeless Helping Homeless” — is a group of unhoused people from West Oakland, who work in solidarity with homeless communities in other cities.
Trump-Vance Racist Attacks in Ohio are ‘Blood Libel,’ Say Critics
Springfield remains at the center of a political firestorm after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, his running mate Sen. JD Vance, and other prominent Republicans spread unproven rumors and racist smears about Haitian migrants.
Treating Migrants as the Enemy: Election Driven Hysteria
Calling the border “broken” and “in crisis,” in a media-driven storm foments a hysteria that treats migrants and refugees as criminals or an enemy, justifying repression targeting them.
UN Expert: Stop Israel, or Nearly All Gazans Could Die
Without a cease-fire, Israel "could end up exterminating almost the entire population in Gaza over the next couple of years," said the U.N. special rapporteur.
Texas Border a Lab for What Will Happen to Rest of U.S., Says Eagle Pass Activist
Eagle Pass, TX, border activist Amerika Garcia Grewal is part of a coalition that has been protesting militarization of the border and its impact on the local community since 2017.
Some Faces of Camp Resolution, Lives and a Community Under Attack
In August, the city of Sacramento made good on their threats to break up Camp Resolution, a self-sustaining RV community that had endured for 17 months. A majority of its residents were women, over 55, many disabled. Hear their stories.
‘I Am Outraged, and You Should Be Too!’
The writer is outraged at four more persons killed in a school shooting. She also explains her outrage that the 14 year old child who killed four people and wounded others will be treated as an adult in the criminal justice system.
What is Project 2025? How Will Your State Be Impacted?
To continue the fight for democracy, defeat Project 2025.
What is Project 2025? The Heritage Foundation, a far right think tank, has compiled a massive radical wish list of the policies it wants a second Trump administration, or any future Republican administration, to enact. It is called Project...
Immigration is a Black Issue of Empathy: Don’t Fall into the Divide
A discussion of the immigration divide; the experiences and faith that have historically clothed Black Americans in empathy for others, and why Immigration today is a world citizen issue and certainly a Black issue.
Just in Time for Back to School: Homelessness Creation for Families
Shelter program in Ohio ousts 70 kids, about 22 families; one vote could have made a difference.
How Summer of Heat on Wall Street is Using Disruption to End Fossil Fuel financing
New climate campaign tests if relentless civil disobedience can stop financiers like Citi and others from backing fossil fuel industry.
Sweeps Kill! The City of Sacramento is Complicit in Homeless Deaths
Sweeps kill! As history repeats itself the city and county of Sacramento are going to allow a sweep at Camp Resolution, home to many unhoused people who live there and care for one another.
Photo Story: Protests Outside the Democratic National Convention
Photo story of the protests at the DNC shows the diversity of issues, and people from all walks of life and ages, young and old.
Outrage Grows as Democrats Silence Palestinian Voices—Echoes of 1964
Outrage is growing over the DNC leadership’s refusal to allow even one Palestinian-American to address the Convention from its main stage, in an echo of the 1964 Democratic convention.
Statement by Muslim Women For Harris/Walz on Why They are Discontinuing Their Support
Statement issued by Muslim Women For Harris/Walz on why they cannot continue their support.
We Must Pick Up the Pieces
We must pick up the piecesof the dreams our ancestors left behindwhen they fought to change the world.
We must pick up the piecesof love and carry them in our hearts,so that it may spread to all humanity.
We must pick up the piecesof this broken world and reassemble...
‘The Democrats Have Failed the American People,’ says Student Leader at DNC Protest
A leader of Students for Justice in Palestine addresses a press conference that announces the demonstration on opening day of DNC for Palestine.
This Is What Mass Deportation Looks Like…
Trump and his Project 2025 backers envision mass deportations of immigrants if Trump is elected. Author Sarah Towle explores the real cruelty that would be involved in such deportations.
Michael Brown Jr.’s Father Is Still Fighting for Justice and His Son’s Legacy
Mike Brown Sr. releases butterflies after four and a half minutes of silence to honor the four and a half hours Mike Brown Jr.’s body was left on the ground after he was shot on August 9, 2014.
Poor People’s Army: Protest of the Poor at the Democratic National Convention
The Poor People’s Army, a national group of poor and homeless people with a history of staging nonviolent protests, faces pressure from Chicago officials to stay away from DNC.
The Elections: To Continue the Fight for Democracy, Defeat Project 2025
The 2024 elections are probably the most consequential in our lifetimes. Defeating Trump and Project 2025 will give the millions who are fighting for a new society a little more maneuvering room to wage their struggles.
‘Our Movement Marches On,’ says Congresswoman Cori Bush
After far right super PAC's defeated Congresswoman Cori Bush in the primary, she vows to keep fighting for the people of her District.
Heat Wave
driving to workwith the window downhot breath of an angry Godspewing in my face,
I feel condemned without evenbeing judged,the heat is a ubiquitous, tangible evil.
the evil hangslike a serpent coiled around everysquare inch of my skin
as I pull up to work
to find half the street flagged offby...
‘The Problem Is, There’s No Place for Anyone to Go’
States are using their budgetary power to punish communities that don’t push people off the street, including places that have more unhoused people than shelter beds, and to arrest people who don’t have a safe space to go to.
Where Do We Go, Gavin Newsom? Wood Street Commons Demands Public Land be Used for Public Good
The Wood Street Commons, a community of unhoused residents in West Oakland, is calling for immediate action to address the State’s homelessness crisis.
Why Are Anti-Abortion Forces Pushing More C-Sections?
Writer says anti-abortion forces want to remove the idea of abortion as health care in people's mind.
Eddie Canales ¡Presente! A Longtime Human Rights Activist Has Died
A tribute to Eddie Canales, a great advocate for humanity in the South Texas border region, and founder and director of the South Texas Human Rights Center (STHRC), who died July 31, 2024.
The Burn
Ninety degreesNo cooling centersWhat shall we do with?No cooling centers?Sunscreen cladWe flock to the beachesScorching bleached sandWe flock to the beaches.Deadly yet welcomeThe snow haters welcomeA singed planet EarthThe snow haters welcome.The snow haters welcomeA singed planet EarthAnd flock to the beachesFrom no cooling centers.
Editor's Note: Hear...
US Healthcare Workers Back From Gaza Tell Harris and Biden: ‘End This Madness Now’
Forty-five American physicians and nurses sent an open letter to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Jill Biden about the carnage they saw while working in Gaza.
Aggressive Sweeps Loom in San Francisco after Grants Pass
San Francisco begins brutal sweeps against people on the streets and their belongings, whether housing is available or not; a city with some of the highest rents in the nation.
‘Solidarity Can Defeat Forces of Corporate Greed,’ says UAW President at Teachers Convention
UAW President Shawn Fain says forces of solidarity can defeat corporate greed, speaking at American Confederation of Teachers (AFT) Convention.
Strategically Speaking
A discussion on speaking strategically for an agenda that stands in contrast to corporate collusion, poverty and endless wars, that gives people something to believe in.
Sonya Massey, Shot by Police in Illinois, ‘Should Be Alive Today’
One deputy in Sonya Massey’s murder was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct. Read the story and see the video.
Take Action: Email Blast to Demand North Gateway Parcel be Used for Housing
Wood Street Commons community in Oakland is struggling to ensure housing as a human right in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling and the governor's order criminalizing homelesssness.
Unions Representing Six Million Workers Demand an End to All U.S. Military Aid to Israel
Seven national unions representing 6 million workers in the U.S. signed a letter calling on President Joe Biden to end all military aid to Israel.
Outrage Grows After Police Kill Unhoused Black Man Near RNC, Firing 27 Bullets
Outrage grows in Milwaukee after police killing of Samuel Shorte, Jr., a homeless Black man with multiple sclerosis.
Milwaukee: Another Deadly Knee on a Black Man’s Neck
Black father killed outside Milwaukee's Hyatt Regency Hotel. He was held down and beaten with batons by four security personnell, saying he couldn't breathe.
Writer Jean Guerrero on Anti-Immigrant Lies and Fearmongering at RNC
In an appearance on Democracy Now! July 17, writer Jean Guerrero refuted some of the lies told about immigrants at the Republican National Convention on July 16.
Arrest Netanyahu!
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to speak to Congress on July 24. Protests are planned that oppose his visit and to demand his arrest as a war criminal.
Homelessness Ruling May Further Endanger Domestic Violence Survivors
57 percent of unhoused women report domestic violence as their immediate cause of homelessness. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an Oregon law could further limit their options
Supreme Court Dismantles Federal Regulation of Business
Recent Supreme Court decisions have opened the floodgates to allow corporate interests, in the name of profit, to dismantle the system of federal regulation that protects our rights and wellbeing.
Sacramento Homeless Union’s Projects of Survival
Climate change and extreme weather is a real thing. This is evidenced by the fact that extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and more intense.
In a Democracy Presidents Are Elected, Not Kings or Dictators
On July 2, the U.S. Supreme Court formally declared that former President Trump is above the law. Yes, we can end up with a felon, a liar, and a criminal for president. But on a grander scale, ruling puts Trump and future presidents above the law – leading us toward a dictatorship.
Campaign to Debunk the Lies about Migrants and Refugees
Join a campaign to combat the mainstream lies and shine a moral light on the truth: that no human being is illegal, and seeking asylum is a human right.
U.S. Supreme Court’s Criminalization of Homeless Met with Universal Disgust
A movement is growing against the latest “legalized” atrocity on the most vulnerable, in governments, among advocates, ordinary people, and most importantly, by organized and individual homeless people. As said in the homeless movement, “We only get what we are organized to take!”
Project 2025: Far Right’s Plan to Demolish Immigration Threatens All of Us
The right-wing Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, billed as a policy playbook for a second Trump administration, includes provisions that would demolish the existing immigration system and set the stage for mass deportations.
Supreme Court Rules Arresting, Citing People for Not Having Shelter is Constitutional
Criminalizing the homeless for sleeping in public spaces when having no other option does not violate the cruel and unusual punishment clause of U.S. Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, according to new ruling.
Homeless in Las Vegas: No Reprieve from the Heat
If you are among the growing number of the Las Vegas homeless there is little to no reprieve from the heat.
Victory Over Big Oil In Campaign For Safe, Healthy California
After Spending $61 Million In A Failed Effort To Deceive Voters, Big Oil Withdraws California Referendum In Defeat
Corporate Landlords’ Profits Soar as Tenants Drown in Rent Hikes and Fees
Through-the-roof rent hikes based on greed—not need—have kept many Americans from getting ahead,’ said one advocate at Accountable.US.
‘We Have Faith’: Migrants Still Arriving, Despite Biden’s New Executive Order
Humanitarian groups expect more uncertainty and suffering with new policy changes at the border.
The Poor People’s & Low-wage Workers’ Moral March on D.C., & to the Polls!
The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival hosted a march in Wash., DC, to uplift the needs of the over 135 million poor and low-wage workers across the U.S.
Juneteenth: Historian Clint Smith on the History of Slavery Across America
interview with historian Clint Smith about the significance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday which marks the end of slavery in the U.S.
Camp Resolution Wins Lawsuit Against City of Sacramento
Camp Resolution, the self-governing encampment for unhoused Sacramento residents, received a notice on March 28 for its nearly one hundred members to vacate by May 16, preceding the camp’s clearance on June 1.
On May 15, the residents and their allies organized and marched to City Hall, saying...
Building the Revolutionary Housing Movement through Mutual Aid
June 14, 2024
Interview with General Dogon of the Los Angeles Community Action Network by Cathleen Williams, Homeward Street Journal
General Dogon is an organizer at the Los Angeles Community Action Network, or LA CAN. This interview took place on April 13, 2024, at the headquarters of the organization,...
Israel’s War on Gaza Also Destroying the Climate, Study Finds
In addition to its death toll, Israel’s war in Gaza comes at great cost to the climate crisis.
The Democratic and Republican Conventions: Let the Marchers March!
The Republican and Democratic parties are doing everything to stifle or contain demonstrations at the convention. Let the marchers march!
Debunking the Lies Politicians Say About Immigrants
Rebuilding the U.S. immigration system to be functional and humane requires dismissing harmful myths and inflammatory rhetoric in favor of truth and facts.
Treatment Not Trauma Coming to Chicago
Community groups, fighting since 2012 to reopen 12 mental health clinics shuttered under former Mayor Emmanuel, joined the Chicago mayor’s office to announce the reopening of Roseland Mental Health Center.
Soupstock-24: Celebration of 44 Years of Sharing Meals!
Food Not Bombs in Santa Cruz, CA celebrates 44 years of sharing free food where all are welcome.
Free Speech, Police Brutality Among Issues Noted by Striking University Workers
University of California academic workers represented by UAW 4811 are striking. They say the UC system has failed to protect their freedom to speak and failed to keep them safe from police brutality during recent campus protests.
The Kids Are Alright!
The UCSC rally saw Palestinian flags, UAW picket signs, and chants such as "Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation"; and "Disclose, divest."
1,000-Plus Black Pastors Call for Gaza Ceasefire
1,000 Black pastors representing hundreds of thousands of parishioners have called for President Biden to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
We Can End Poverty When We Unite
Voices of the heroic efforts of those who suffer from and fight poverty, horrors of homelessness, heartless immigrant policies, and war.
Sweeping Decision: Will U.S. Supreme Court Criminalize Being Homeless?
The Supreme Court’s decision in the case out of southern Oregon, expected in June, will broadly impact how local governments write homelessness policy in the United States.
Help Stop Water Shutoffs in Benton Harbor, MI.
Benton Harbor city officials are shutting off the water at homes; in one week more than I00 homes water was shut off.
I’m Tryna Get A Hot Dog
I'm Tryna Get A Hot Dog
He sat on the low curbAcross from the entrance of the supermarketWhere boxes and cans of food crammed the shelvesFresh fruits and vegetables jammed into their binsHe sat his legs splayed out in front of himHis pants telling passers byOf the dust...
Homelessness: Is Supreme Court OK With Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Florida homeless advocate discusses new anti-homeless laws in Florida, and elsewhere, criminalizing those who have to shelter, including upcoming Supreme Court rulings that could impact the nation.
Immigration Project Condemns Biden’s Assault on Asylum Seekers
The Biden administration plans to propose a rule that would make it more difficult for asylum seekers to apply for asylum.
Flint is Still Broken — 10 Years Later
Hear Flint voices at the 10-Year after Commemoration of the water crisis.
USC Grad Student Union Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against University over Arrests
The UAW union representing about 3,000 graduate student workers at USC filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school to end campus militarization and drop charges against students and faculty.
The Distortion of Campus Protests over Gaza
Helen Benedict, a Columbia University journalism professor, describes how the right wing has used accusations of anti-semitism against campus protests to distract attention from the death toll in Gaza.
