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

Environment

Labor grapples with Standing Rock and Dakota Access pipeline jobs
October 13, 2016 By Teresa Albano
“For some people it's jobs at all cost but you don’t employ people to do damage. You just can’t turn the planet into a garbage dump."
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Opinion

Trump could be the price we pay for ignoring sexism
September 22, 2016 By Teresa Albano
With a cookie cutter approach to so-called fair and equal treatment, the media are engaged in "he said, she said" coverage.
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News

Video shows company intimidation at Standing Rock Sioux protests
September 8, 2016 By Teresa Albano
"This demolition is devastating. These grounds are the resting places of our ancestors."
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News

Ryan Lochte and 3 U.S. swimmers caught in whirlpool of scandal
August 18, 2016 By Teresa Albano
A full-blown international incident is unfolding at the Olympics, and it has nothing to do with Russians and doping.
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U.S.

Don’t fall for it: Trump’s economic plan a fraud
August 9, 2016 By Teresa Albano
"Trump has chosen to get his real advice from people just like him - people who have made millions off the backs of hardworking families."
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News

In a historic first, Rio 2016 fields Refugee Olympic Team
August 5, 2016 By Teresa Albano
"By welcoming the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes to the Olympic Games Rio 2016, we want to send a message of hope for all refugees in our world," said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
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U.S.

Michael Jordan speaks out on police shootings: “I can no longer stay silent”
July 27, 2016 By Teresa Albano
"I grieve with the families who have lost loved ones, as I know their pain all too well," wrote Jordan.
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U.S.

Watch: First Lady Michelle Obama delivers must-see DNC speech
July 26, 2016 By Teresa Albano
It was a speech that delivered an eloquent and profound truth about the stakes of the presidential outcome.
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