Review of “We Shall Not Be Moved,” a…

by Matthew Benusa In May, 1985, the Philadelphia police dropped explosive devices onto the roof of the building occupied by the Black liberation MOVE organization. Fire spread through West Philadelphia. Six adults and five children…

Labor, Solidarity and Nursing

Soon, nurses saw the gulf widen between their values and those of an increasingly commodified healthcare system by Eva Rosenfeld for Belt Magazine “Why do nurses strike?” A nurse and state union leader named Nadine…

On the Post-Gazette Picket Line

By Vince Guerrieri, Belt Magazine Of course, the irony here is that 30 years ago, the Post-Gazette found itself in the midst of a similar strike. And it’s the only reason the Post-Gazette is still…

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The feds make it too hard for formerly…

By Jeffrey Abramowitz and TJ von Oehsen, Pennsylvania Capital-Star In Pennsylvania, far more people with disabilities have been incarcerated than are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). This comes as no surprise to reentry advocates, who…

Sharpsburg, PA – Past, Present, Future

The past, present, and future coexist simultaneously in Sharpsburg, and for the moment, one hasn’t pushed the other out. By Emma Riva- Belt Magazine If Paris had its salons where artists and writers gathered to…