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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.
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 […]
BEHIND THE BREAKDOWN IN THE KIM JUNG-UN–TRUMP SUMMIT
The second summit on the denuclearization of North Korea between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un on Feb 27-28, 2019 ended abruptly with a breakdown in the negotiations. The reasons given by the […]
COULD MARSY’S LAW FOR PA IMPACT DUE PROCESS OF LAW?
The right of a person accused of a crime to due process of the law is a founding principle of our nation. Defendants’ rights were endowed with the understanding that humans, while […]
GREER GORDON: “THE CHURCH, ENTITLEMENT, AND SEXUAL CRIMES”
The spring speakers’ series of the Association of Pittsburgh Priests (APP) continues with Greer Gordon, Ph.D., a theologian, author, and lecturer known for her teaching, publications, and work in the fields of […]
BETTER NUTRITION, BETTER TOMORROW
The public is welcome to attend the upcoming annual Bread for the World Hunger Advocacy Workshop being held on Sat., May 4 from 8:30 AM to Noon at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in […]
BAN THE BOMB
Total Universal. Total and Universal Dis Arm. Yes. Not control. Not lower stock piles. Not parity. Not deterrence. Total and Universal. No, AK47’s, automatics, unstoppable killers with no time needed to re-load. […]
REMEMBERING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. THIS APRIL: A READING OF HIS SPEECH “BEYOND VIETNAM”
As the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4 approaches as well as the 52nd anniversary of his speech at the Riverside Church in New York […]
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