By Maggie Weaver In the Fall of 2016, the Pittsburgh edition of the Tribune-Review changed into an all-digital media source. The Tribune-Review, now The TribLive, was one of the first Pittsburgh […]
Storm Breaks Over Pittsburgh Journalists
By Neil Cosgrove During this past May and June, tensions between Pittsburgh print journalists and their publishers erupted into full-blown confrontation, to the extent that even the most casual of readers had […]
Stop Banking the Bomb Campaign in Beaver County
(Photo by Rev. Paul Dordal) By Nancy O’Leary As a Peace Action, D.C, affiliate, we continue to work and lobby against nuclear proliferation. At the local county fairs, we developed a petition […]
Antwon and Immigration: Two Issues, One Goal
(Leeann Younger. Photo by Bette McDevitt). By Leeann Younger The US border with Mexico is a 26-hour drive from Pittsburgh and yet the two locations have never been more connected than they […]
Social Justice Seekers are on the Move
By Joyce Rothermel Late last year, The NewPeople reported on the beginning and early stages of the Social Justice Seekers (SJS) in the South Hills. Much has happened since then and the […]
Alphabet City: City of Asylum’s Sanctuary for the Soul
By Cheryl Bauer Alphabet City (Photo: Cheryl Bauer) The vibrant Mexican War Streets neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s North Side has long been the center of an eclectic arts community, home to the Mattress […]
Proposed House Bill Cuts to Snap are Immoral
By Joyce Rothermel The current Farm Bill expires on September 30, 2018. On April 18, 2018 the House Agriculture Committee passed H.R.2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, out of committee along […]
Stop Banking the Bomb Campaign Protests PNC’s Annual Shareholder Meeting
By The Stop Banking the Bomb Campaign (Photo Caption: PNC shareholders protest nuclear investments on April 24th. (Photo: Bette McDevitt) On Thursday, April 24th at 10 AM, the Stop Banking the Bomb campaign […]
What’s in the NAME — Thomas Merton?
By Jim Ruck The Center’s founders, in looking for a name, settled on “Thomas Merton,” the Catholic contemplative monk and social critic who had died not long before at age 53. From […]
2018 New Person of The Year: Monica Ruiz
By Maggie Weaver On July 26, Monica Ruiz’s son will graduate high school. At age 15, a young man traveled to the U.S., an unaccompanied minor seeking employment. He was a victim […]
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