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

U.S.

Comcast NBC merger “threatens democracy”
July 20, 2010 By Teresa Albano
CHICAGO - Comcast plans to take over NBC Universal in a $30 billion mega-merger between the two media giants, unless government regulators nix the deal.
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U.S.

Rand Paul: mouthpiece for Wall Street
July 12, 2010 By Teresa Albano
Who is Rand Paul?
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U.S.

Gov’t spying on citizens? ACLU map shows Bush years full of it
June 30, 2010 By Teresa Albano
Despite what anti-Obama conspiracy theorists, tea partiers and other various anti-government groups say, government political spying was rampant during the Bush-Cheney years.
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World

Haiti, five months after quake, aid slow to show
June 30, 2010 By Teresa Albano
Although $5.3 billion in immediate aid was pledged to help Haiti after its Jan. 12 near-apocalyptic earthquake, only two percent, or $45 million, has been donated.
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U.S.

Too big to fail? Not this Wall Street reform bill
June 29, 2010 By Teresa Albano
Congress is on the verge of passing the most sweeping banking and financial regulations since the 1930s - or so the catch phrase goes.
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Opinion

Finance reform takes a swipe at “swipe fees”
June 22, 2010 By Teresa Albano
Have you ever walked into a neighborhood restaurant, with only your debit card in hand, ready to order lunch for $7.95, but are stopped by the handwritten sign next to the cash register: credit cards, $15...
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Peace

Obama expands “secret war”
June 11, 2010 By Teresa Albano
News flash. The United States engages in secret war.
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U.S.

Different primaries, same message: It’s Main St. vs. Wall St.
June 9, 2010 By Teresa Albano
June 8 primaries happened in many different states with many different candidates. But all had the same message. The battle lines are drawn. It's Main Street versus Wall Street. And it's about jobs.
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