By Neil Cosgrove This piece originally appeared in the May 2015 of the NewPeople in-print publication. Update to come in the May 2017 issues of the NewPeople. In refusing to bargain […]
“Gifted:” Privilege & Oppression In Public School
April 11, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman I attended Pittsburgh Public Schools from kindergarten through high school, and it was an honor to do so. I loved being surrounded by vibrant, talented young […]
In Defense of Science
By Nijah Glenn Science has always been a field of controversy. From the beginnings of modern science in the ancient world to the Middle Ages to the recent autism vaccine controversy, one […]
Talking with Glenn
March 9, 2017 By Bette McDevitt When the political climate becomes unbearable, and that is often, I think of The People’s Inauguration, at Freedom Corner, Friday, January 20, 2017. I call to […]
PPS Students Unite!
February 13, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Early on February 8th, over 350 students from all across the Pittsburgh Public School district gathered in Market Square to protest the confirmation of Betsy DeVos […]
Intention is Everything: Interview with Shanon Williams
February 6, 2017 By Marni Fritz Often in anti-racist social movements, the work of women goes ignored. Women work tirelessly behind the scenes, only to be represented by a man with a […]
Senator Warren Rejects Betsy DeVos and You Can, Too!
February 2, 2017 Jacqueline Souza On January 17th, 2017, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) grilled Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos on her lack of experience and inferiority within the […]
Pennsylvania’s Faculty Strike and Labor’s Future
By Neil Cosgrove When the faculty of 14 Pennsylvania state-owned universities ended their strike on its third day, their union, the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF), had “agreed […]
Joyful Process With Liana Maneese
By Marni Fritz October 1, 2016 Often in the anti-racist social movement, the work of women goes ignored. Women work tirelessly behind the scenes, only to be represented by a man with […]
Safe Spaces and Trigger Warnings: What’s Actually Going on in America’s Classrooms?
By Tallon Kennedy October 1, 2016 Back in September of 2015, The Atlantic produced a piece entitled “The Coddling of the American Mind” about the rise of trigger warnings and safe spaces […]
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