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

Forget Stella DOro cookies! Support striking workers
December 22, 2008 By Teresa Albano
BRONX, N.Y. — My mother loved Stella D’Oro “S” cookies. She would eat two every morning, dunking the anise-flavored delight in her coffee. I always felt a loyalty to the brand based on that childhood memory....
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PrintEditions

New policy needed after Mumbai terror
December 4, 2008 By Teresa Albano
The attacks on Mumbai, India, stunned and outraged the world last week. It’s being called India’s 9/11. That may be an accurate name for the shock and anger that people felt as bleeding bodies, fires and...
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Opinion

Making sense of the senseless, Mumbai and its implications
December 2, 2008 By Teresa Albano
Voraciously reading through Indian news sites (The Hindu, Times of India, The Hindustan), political and social sites, especially Twitter, I’m trying to makes sense of the seemingly senseless invasion of India’s financial and cultural capital, Mumbai....
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Opinion

To bail or not to bail?
October 2, 2008 By John Wojcik And Teresa Albano
The difficulty in sealing a deal to relieve the financial crisis is no surprise. People on Main Street are fuming over the Bush administration’s $700 billion “cash for trash” proposal to bail out Wall Street at...
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U.S.

Battle for womens hearts, minds and votes
September 18, 2008 By Teresa Albano
The battle for women’s hearts, minds and votes has gone into overdrive. And for good reason. In 2004, women as a whole made up 54 percent of the electorate, with white women making up 41 percent.
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U.S.

Expecting shortages, Citgo requests crude from U.S. reserves
September 15, 2008 By Teresa Albano
Citgo Petroleum Corporation sent a formal request Sept. 14 to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for 1 million barrels of crude oil.
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U.S.

A mile high: Being in Denver, being part of history
August 30, 2008 By Teresa Albano
DENVER — History. That’s what everyone was saying at Invesco Field. All 80,000 of us had a seat at history. Turns out at least 38 million people viewed history too — according to the Nielsen ratings...
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Peace

Iraq war remains major issue
August 29, 2008 By Teresa Albano
DENVER — The Iraq war is front and center here at the Democratic Party convention, but front and center like gravity is in our daily lives — a major force but not talked about all the...
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