Pepe Lozano

Chicagoan Pepe Lozano was a staff writer with the People's World through 2014. He comes from an activist family and has lived on the city's southwest side in a predominantly Mexican-American community his whole life. Lozano now works as a union organizer.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Pepe Lozano

U.S.

Wake-up call: media overload among minority youth
June 29, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Young people of color spend about 4.5 more hours daily than their white counterparts using television, mobile devices, computers and other forms of media.
Read more
U.S.

Parents stage second sit-in over broken promises
June 24, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Parents in Chicago say they are staging an around-the-clock sit-in at an elementary school field house until school officials and elected representatives meet with them.
Read more
U.S.

Prize-winning reporter reveals he is undocumented
June 23, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
"But I am still an undocumented immigrant. And that means living in a different kind of reality."
Read more
U.S.

A system with no compassion: one woman’s story
June 22, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
"I'm not asking for any handouts; I just want to stay alive," Susan said.
Read more
U.S.

Tired of pollution, Chicago students demand clean air
June 16, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Dozens of students, calling themselves the "Anti-Pollution Revolution," from high schools in Chicago's mostly Mexican American neighborhood protested against local power plants.
Read more
U.S.

Mav’s team effort outweighs Heat’s star power
June 14, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
When it comes down to it, sports critics say basketball at the highest level is still a team game and Miami didn't play like one when they needed to the most.
Read more
U.S.

Alabama passes nation’s most extreme anti-immigrant measure
June 9, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Critics say the new law is worse than Arizona's SB 1070.
Read more
U.S.

Youth employment at historic low
June 7, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
"Having a job helps youth mature and teaches responsibility."
Read more