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.
June 13, 2017 – By Bob Mason Saturday night, May 22nd, canopied by a star-encrusted sky, I joined 90 activists (approximately 60 American, Australian, British, Canadian, and European Jews, 20 Palestinians, and […]
June 24, 2017 – Jim Ferlo Once again, Donald Trump has positioned himself and his appointees in the federal government on the wrong side of history. This is the harsh and unacceptable […]
June 15, 2017 – By Michael Drohan One of the most baffling aspects of the present political moment in the US is that President Trump is being grilled and baked over the […]
June 30, 2017 – By Mark Dixon When President Trump announced that he represented “the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris,” while declaring his withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, […]
June 15, 2017 – By Michael Drohan In 2014 a tragic event took place off the coast of Newfoundland, when nine rare blue whales became trapped in ice and died. Surprisingly, two […]
By Ishita Madan Energy poverty is defined as the phenomena in which someone spends over 10% of their annual income on energy related expenses, as opposed to middle and upper class homes […]
June 27, 2017 – By Neil Cosgrove In mid-May, the Thomas Merton Center became a direct participant in the renewable energy revolution. That’s when TMC began drawing more than 60% of its […]
Before submitting an article, please read the guidelines carefully: The New People is interested in receiving articles that relate to the mission of the Thomas Merton Center, which works to build a consciousness […]
May, 2017 By Fatema Juma, with Marni Fritz Marni Fritz Marni discovered the Thomas Merton Center through the NewPeople newspaper, which she regularly picked up at Biddle’s Escape. “I was shocked that […]
May 3, 2017 By Lynne Squilla In 2003, Mark Rylance, world-respected Shakespearean actor and then-Artistic Director of the Globe Theater in London, was in Pittsburgh to perform “Twelfth Night.” He was also […]
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