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

Truckers find their voice on Twitter
April 13, 2010 By Teresa Albano
One of the most influential truckers on Twitter is TruckerDesiree, who has 5,786 followers and is a whistleblower on truck driving school scams.
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U.S.

Obama threads political needle on oil drilling
April 2, 2010 By Teresa Albano
The president responds to "Drill, baby, drill" with his own drilling plan.
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Labor

There they go again! GOP denies jobless benefits to thousands
March 30, 2010 By Teresa Albano
When Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma left for his "Spring Break" on March 29, he also left some 200,000 jobless Americans without badly needed money to provide for their families.
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U.S.

Militia arrests signal return of armed “patriot” groups
March 29, 2010 By Teresa Albano
FBI raids on suspected militia members over the weekend jolted a public already concerned about far-right violence that surfaced during the health care reform fight.
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U.S.

Senators float biometric ID for immigration reform
March 10, 2010 By Teresa Albano
Sens. Graham and Schumer consider biometric IDs for workers as central to immigration reform.
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U.S.

Don’t eat that onion dip! FDA recall could balloon to biggest in history
March 9, 2010 By Teresa Albano
Stop. Before you eat that honey mustard onion pretzel, did you know it could make you sick?
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U.S.

Health care reform goes down to the wire
March 8, 2010 By Teresa Albano
President Obama has to overcome public fatigue and disillusionment, plus hostile opposition from Big Insurance and far-right ideologues, in order to rally enough "yes" votes in the House of Representatives for his health care reform plan.
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U.S.

Punishing pregnant women tops Utah state agenda
March 3, 2010 By Teresa Albano
The Utah state legislature passed a bill recently that could make it illegal for a woman to have a miscarriage.
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