Opioid crisis

Philadelphia needs safe injection sites

The city of Philadelphia is, once again, clearing out drug-user encampments. After having declared a disaster in the Kensington section…

October 24, 2018

Homeless individuals create community in Minneapolis camp

Minneapolis — A camp of nearly 200 homeless people has sprung up along the shoulder of state highway 55, where…

August 30, 2018

Washington state teachers vote to strike

Aug. 25 — Teachers throughout southwest Washington state have overwhelming­ly approved potential strikes and work stop­pages if their demands for…

August 29, 2018

Overdoses spike in Philadelphia region

July 23 — Overdoses in the southeastern Pennsylvania tristate area are becoming more terrifying and more prevalent. Bags marked “Perfect 10”…

July 25, 2018

Access to Naloxone can save lives

Philadelphia — In the opioid epidemic, which cost over 63,000 lives in overdose deaths in 2017, there has been no…

June 25, 2018

El capitalismo causó epidemia de opiáceos

Hay una epidemia de opiáceos que actualmente asola a la clase trabajadora en EUA. Decenas de miles de personas ya…

June 12, 2018

Gentrification drives homeless camp evictions

The U.S. opioid epidemic doesn’t just take over lives. It takes over neighborhoods, as the Kensington section of Philadelphia can…

May 24, 2018

The opioid crisis, part 2

Part 1: Capitalism caused opiate epidemic One would think that those in charge of public health might go all in…

May 10, 2018

Capitalism caused opiate epidemic

There’s an opiate epidemic currently ravaging the working class in the U.S. Tens of thousands of people have died already,…

April 27, 2018

‘Obamacare’ vs. ‘Trumpsick’

This week, Republican senators are squabbling over the details of just how they plan to remove more than 20 million…

June 28, 2017