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

Labor

Labor leader renews call to bring troops home (video)
July 20, 2011 By Teresa Albano
VIDEO: CWA President Larry Cohen talks about the union's message to America, bringing the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan and endorsing President Barack Obama.
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U.S.

Retired, but fighting: ARA stands up for Social Security (video)
July 15, 2011 By Teresa Albano
Barbara Easterling, president of the 4-million-member Alliance for Retired Americans, tells it like it is about Social Security and the budget crisis.
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U.S.

Cantor, GOP hoping to bring down Obama on debt ceiling
July 14, 2011 By Teresa Albano
Republicans appear ready to cause mass havoc for the United States - all for the chance to bring down President Obama.
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Labor

CWA: “We’ve had no choice but to fight”
July 12, 2011 By Teresa Albano
Carolyn Wade didn't go looking for a fight, but she's in the middle of a big one: some call it a war on workers.
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Labor

Against the odds, CWA fights for “good jobs, strong communities”
July 11, 2011 By Teresa Albano
The Communications Workers of America is stressing "movement building" as its convention opens in Las Vegas this week.
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U.S.

Chicago top cop links gun policy to racism
July 6, 2011 By Teresa Albano
Chicago's top cop says current gun policies facilitate illegal gun trafficking, and equal "government-sponsored racism."
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U.S.

On deficit, Obama says “corporate jet owners” should pay fair share
June 30, 2011 By Teresa Albano
President Barack Obama ratcheted up the pressure yesterday on Republicans to get off their our-way-or -the-highway position in the debt/deficit talks.
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Opinion

2012 and the jobs imperative
June 15, 2011 By Teresa Albano
The number one issue that is a drag on the president's re-election chances is jobs.
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