By: Neil Cosgrove Two observations must be made right away about the title of Jill Lepore’s These Truths: A History of the United States. The first involves the use of the indefinite […]
A DIFFERENT KIND OF HISTORY
NewPeople Newspaper
NewPeople is the peace and justice newspaper of Pittsburgh and the Tri-state area, and is published 11 times a year. It fills the voids left by the mainstream media reflecting the reality of progressive, alternative politics locally, nationally and globally.
As a publication of the Thomas Merton Center, the paper reports on the issues of war, poverty, racism and oppression, raising the moral questions involved in the non-violent struggle to bring about a more peaceful and just world. The NewPeople acts as an organizing tool and communiqué for Thomas Merton Center members and the activist community at large.
GREEN NEW DEAL – THE ONLY HOPE TO SAVE US FROM OURSELVES
By: Thomas Hoffman Despite her being only 16 years old, Greta Thunberg, the founder of the Student Strike for the Climate Movement, has the clearest vision of the problems we face. When […]
KAREN FERIDUN: CHOOSING A BETTER ECOLOGICAL PATH
By: Wanda Guthrie Karen Feridun, founding member of Berks County Gas Truth and Better Path Coalition will be in Pittsburgh May 15 and 16th. Don’t miss her presentations! Karen will speak on […]
PNC, STOP BANKING THE BOMB!
By: Molly Rush This statement was presented during the Stop Banking the Bomb Action in Downtown Pittsburgh. The action was in response to a PNC Bank shareholders’ meeting. JoyceRothermel (On right) is […]
WHAT WILL BECOME OF OUR WATER?
Veolia. Many Pittsburghers would be hard pressed to tell you what that is, if asked, but the result of their work is well known to the city’s residents. Veolia was the private […]
THE THOMAS MERTON CENTER PLEDGES TO SUPPORT THESE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS:
• The right to life, liberty and security of all persons. • The right to recognize the work of human rights defenders who act in a nonviolent way to end inequality and […]
THOMAS MERTON CENTER GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND VALUE STATEMENTS
THE THOMAS MERTON CENTER • Supports the uniqueness, wholeness, dignity and freedoms of all people • Enthusiastically advocates for the rights of all people as they may fully participate and contribute to […]
DANIEL BERRIGAN: “AT PLAY IN THE LION’S DEN”
An extraordinary new biography and memoir of Daniel Berrigan, At Play in the Lions’ Den, by fellow peace activist and close friend, Jim Forest (recipient of the TMC Merton Award) is an […]
A CONGRESSIONAL TRIUMFEMINATE
In the midst of the depressing political situation in the United States, with a President who is borderline fascist, some hopeful developments took place in the Congressional elections in November 2018. We […]
PURSUING THE SPIRITUAL ROOTS OF PROTEST BY GORDON OYER: A REVIEW
Since the election of Donald Trump, many people, who never thought of themselves as “protesters”, have registered their discontent, anger, and objection to the immoral decisions and policies made by the current […]
