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

Sept. 11, 2001 archives: Coalition develops to protect civil liberties
September 13, 2011 By Teresa Albano And Judith Le Blanc
Sept. 11, 2001 archives: In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, the Bush administration proposed a series of laws that significantly curbed individual liberties. Even though the nation was still mourning, a coalition of groups...
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Opinion

Brushes sharp as bayonets: Soviet artists helped win WWII
September 12, 2011 By Teresa Albano
Review: The new blockbuster art exhibit "Windows on the War: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945" at The Art Institute of Chicago unveils truth about USSR's contribution to Allied victory.
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U.S.

Top 13 tweets on GOP debate
September 8, 2011 By Teresa Albano
The Twitteratti were in rare form after the GOP debate, Sept. 7. Here are the top 13 tweets that came across @PeopleWorld Twitter time line.
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U.S.

Justice Dept. blocks AT&T/T-Mobile merger, unions assail move
September 1, 2011 By Teresa Albano
The Department of Justice announced it would sue to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA.
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Labor

Union victory is sweet, says Piedmont Airlines worker (video)
July 29, 2011 By Teresa Albano
In this video, Piedmont Airlines ramp worker Abdur Dilal tells the more than 1,100 delegates and guests at the Communications Workers convention about the hard-fought campaign to win a union.
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Labor

Longshore workers battle union-buster (video)
July 26, 2011 By Tim Wheeler And Teresa Albano
EGT, an international consortium in Longview, Wash., is privatizing a public dock, owned by the Port of Longview, and bringing in scab labor to bust the workers' local longshore union.
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Labor

Verizon workers to take strike vote July 25 (video)
July 22, 2011 By Teresa Albano
Verizon workers and retirees face the fight of their lives, as the profitable telecom corporation tries to take back every hard-earned benefit.
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Labor

Stand Up for Ohio hosts festival to “bring awesome back”
July 20, 2011 By Teresa Albano
Hear about Stand Up for Ohio's work, and get ready for Aug. 20 festival to bring back awesome to the Buckeye State.
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