Teresa Albano

Teresa Albano was the first woman editor-in-chief of People’s World, 2003-2010, leading the transition from weekly print to daily online publishing and establishing PW’s social media presence. Albano had been a staff writer for People’s World covering political, labor, and social justice issues for more than 25 years. She traveled throughout the U.S. and abroad, including India, Cuba, Angola, Italy, and Paris to cover the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. An award-winning journalist, Albano has been honored for her writing by the International Labor Communications Association, National Federation of Press Women, and Illinois Woman Press Association.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Teresa Albano

Opinion

How “zero tolerance” tolerates inequality
November 6, 2015 By Teresa Albano
Despite zero evidence that zero tolerance policies improve school safety and discipline, they remain firmly in place today.
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U.S.

Down the rabbit hole: Kochs want an end to corporate welfare?
October 28, 2015 By Teresa Albano
To believe that the Kochs or the far-gone, far-right Republican Party have your best interest at heart, you'd have to be as mad as a hatter.
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Opinion

Bernie, Hillary, and me: Can’t we all just get along?
October 16, 2015 By Teresa Albano
As a socialist, I support Bernie Sanders. But what if the role of a socialist is in fact to support Hillary?
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Labor

Alaska hotel workers hang tough with Sheraton, Hilton boycotts
September 24, 2015 By Teresa Albano
For Alaskan hotel workers, instead of battling weather and wilderness, they have been locked in a lengthy campaign for decent wages.
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Arts

“15 and a Union, Someday,” a villanelle
July 7, 2015 By Teresa Albano
This poem is a villanelle, a form of poetry that traces its humble roots to the Italian countryside and peasants singing rounds during the harvest.
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Opinion

An American evolution: pride, love and rethinking social change
June 29, 2015 By Teresa Albano
This past weekend millions of people celebrated a giant step forward on this nation's evolutionary path - the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
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Labor

Protesters serve notice to McDonald’s shareholders: $15 and union
May 22, 2015 By Teresa Albano
The demonstrators had a single-minded determination to send a message to McDonald's on the eve of its stockholders meeting.
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World

Natural and man-made disasters collide in Nepal
May 7, 2015 By Teresa Albano
Deemed the worst earthquake to hit the nation in 80 years, the death toll has risen to more than 7,500.
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