Outside of Mr. Smalls, his eyes see the stars and their absence. Light pollution again polluting this light. Angel Olsen polluted the air with questions. Won’t you open a window sometime? I […]
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.
Prison Strike, a poem by Tallon Kennedy
Moving chains across sidewalks. Pots banging on guard rails. A noise made to silence the police sirens in the distance. Distance is what got us here. Distance from our ancestor’s guilt. […]
Recipe for Regime Change
September 3, 2016 By Ron Read So it’s that time of year again, and you want to do something that will preserve U.S. dominance and corporate control of a faraway nation’s resources. […]
“I Am…” Project: Will
September 1, 2016 By Kate Koenig The mission of the “I am ____” Project is to open a window into the lives of trans individuals to promote awareness and compassion through the […]
Photos from ‘Black Lives Matter National Day of Action’ Rally in Downtown Pittsburgh
Movement For Black Lives National Day of Action, July 21st, Downtown Pittsburgh. Hundreds of people showed up dressed in black to mourn the lives lost at the hands of the police, demanding […]
Movement for Black Lives
September 1, 2016 By Marni Fritz The summer of 2016 has been a hard one to endure; constant inundation of videos of innocent people losing their lives at the hands of the […]
Profit Over People: Whole Foods Replaces Affordable Housing
September 1, 2016 By Angelica Walker Over the past year, more than 100 residents have been forced to move out of the Penn Plaza Apartments, one of the few affordable housing options […]
Stop Deportation, Keep the Esquivel Family Together in Pittsburgh
September 1, 2016 By Gabriel McMorland Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers took Martín Esquivel Hernandez from his Pittsburgh home in a 6 AM raid on May 2nd, the morning after he and […]
Roll to the Polls
September 1, 2016 By B-PEP “What do we do. WE vote! In Each and Every Election! We vote, we vote in Each and Every Election!” This is the rallying cry of the […]
O TEMPORA! O MORES! O VOTER SUPPRESSION!
September 1, 2016 By Robert Jedrzejewski “O TEMPORA ! O MORES ! (O the times and customs),” lamented Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman Consul in his oration against Catiline in 63.B.C. Lost […]
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