Cuba’s COVID-19 Containment vs. Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Catastrophe

When searching for accurate information on Cuba in the capitalist-controlled media, one is continually confronted with the same experience: almost all so-called reliable news sources–the sources we’ve been taught to […]

Unlivable: Philadelphia’s Minimum Wage

Will Biden double the wages of more than 140,000 Philadelphians with a $15 federal minimum wage?  The closer the latest COVID-19 relief bill gets to being passed, the more this […]

Affordable For Who? Community Raises Concerns With Proposed Development in Southwest Cedar Park

Almost 100 residents from the surrounding area of 5000 Warrington Avenue joined a community meeting on Wednesday, February 17th about a proposed “affordable housing” development planned for the location. The […]

What You Need to Know about the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ Showdown with the School District

PHILADELPHIA — Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) went toe-to-toe with the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) last week in protest of the district’s efforts to reopen school […]

Philadelphia’s Food Deserts and the Capitalist System

City residents shopping in Philadelphia’s food deserts face insurmountable and complex hurdles: proximity, affordability and quality. Food deserts, areas in which shoppers have limited access to healthy food, are created […]

Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia

At last night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Trump asserted that “bad things happen in Philadelphia”, claiming that poll watchers had been barred from observing early voting. […]

Fascism on the Rise: Why the Proud Boys are Organizing in Philadelphia

On Saturday, 26 September 2020, a group of several dozen “Proud Boys” marched through Center City, carrying U.S. and “Trump 2020” flags and stopping to sing The Star Spangled Banner […]

Worst practices from the Holy Land to the City of Brotherly Love

Abbas Naqvi was born and raised in New York and currently resides in the city of Philadelphia. He holds a doctorate degree in the field of genomics and is currently […]

Internet is Essential: Students, Teachers, Parents demand coverage from Comcast!

On Monday, August 3rd, volunteers from the Philadelphia Liberation Center gathered alongside Philadelphia’s educators, paraprofessionals, students, parents, and activists outside of the $540 million Comcast Center to demand the greedy […]

Philadelphia, Gentrification, and the 10-Year Tax Abatement

The 10-year tax abatement is robbing the people of Philadelphia of much-needed resources to enrich the already wealthy. Together, we can defeat predatory developers and the capitalist system that enables […]