April 28, 2017 By Gabriel McMorland After weeks of pressure from constituents, including two rallies outside his office and phone calls from hundreds of voters in his district, Pennsylvania State Representative Dom […]
TMC Calling on Allegheny County Dems to Oppose Anti-Immigrant Legislation
Trump Budget and Tax Proposals: a Disaster in the Making
April 28, 2017 By Molly Rush Up to now, little attention has been paid to President Trump’s proposed budget and its impact on most Americans. And that’s no accident. Trump’s has a […]
Proof of Pay in Pgh: Can Random Checks Exist Without Racial Profiling?
April 27, 2017 By Marni Fritz On Friday, March 31st, activists and community members attended the Port Authority board meeting to address their concerns regarding the new Proof of Payment on the […]
Travel Ban II Still Discriminates
April 27, 2017 By Haider Ali Hamoudi The public outcry over the Trump Administration’s travel ban directed against citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries has largely subsided. While this is understandable, […]
Is Duquesne University Religiously Exempt from Bargaining with Faculty?
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 […]
Disliking Rich People is NOT Classist
April 17, 2017 By Mollie-March Steinmen I’ve heard it from folks of all economic backgrounds– not liking rich people is some form of discrimination, similar to not liking low-income folks. It has […]
“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 […]
Tomi Lahren and Our Media Problem
April 2, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza Recently, conservative news anchor Tomi Lahren was suspended from her position at The Blaze for sharing her unexpected views on abortion on the talk show “The […]
Taking a Stand: Pipelines
April 1, 2017 By Wanda Guthrie “We must learn that to passively accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil… The […]
Seeking Food Security For All in PA
April 1, 2017 By Joyce Rothermel Since 1983, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has funded a program to assist families who lack the resources to obtain the food they need: the State Food […]
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