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

Peace

U.S. mum on humanitarian visit for Cuban 5 prisoner
March 5, 2012 By Teresa Albano
The lawyer for Rene Gonzalez filed an emergency motion in federal court Feb. 24 seeking a two-week humanitarian visit to Havana to visit his brother who reportedly is seriously ill.
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U.S.

Chicago will be site for Occupy’s Spring
February 29, 2012 By Teresa Albano
There's another springtime swirling here in Chicago: the rebirth of the Occupy movement.
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U.S.

Black History Month: Happy birthday Nina Simone
February 21, 2012 By Teresa Albano
Legendary artist and civil rights activist Nina Simone was born 79 years ago today, Feb. 21, in Tryon, North Carolina.
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Labor

Tents return as Occupy Atlanta protests AT&T layoffs
February 15, 2012 By Teresa Albano
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson received $27 million last year and the telecommunications giant saw its revenues soar to $126.7 billion.
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Opinion

Grammys: prayer for Whitney, praise for Adele
February 13, 2012 By Teresa Albano
The Grammys' usual glitz and glamour were dimmed a few times during tributes to 48-year-old pop icon Whitney Houston.
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Labor

Chicago Teachers Union: Black teachers, students most affected by school closings
February 9, 2012 By Teresa Albano
CHICAGO - Fed up with discrimination, the Chicago Teachers Union filed a complaint Feb. 9 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charging the Board of Education's mass teacher layoffs last year unfairly impacted African American teachers.
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World

Pakistan generals profit from mayhem, communists say
February 3, 2012 By Teresa Albano
In a recent analysis, the Communist Party of Pakistan says the Obama administration is interested in working out a political settlement in Afghanistan "in order to cut down its colossal expenditures there."
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Opinion

Republicans get free ride on racism
January 20, 2012 By Teresa Albano
Republicans have been getting a free ride on racism for much too long, and it's in the interest of all people to stop it.
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