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

Politics

Polarized Wisconsin: Could Randy “Iron Stache” Bryce vanquish Paul “lyin’” Ryan?
August 28, 2017 By Teresa Albano
Welcome to Wisconsin, a presidential swing state and a microcosm of a contradictory America, where worldviews on immigration and dozens of other issues collide.
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Politics

For 16 years she persisted: Lee’s win on endless war matters
July 18, 2017 By Teresa Albano
Congress handed the president a “blank check” to wage an endless war on terror; for 16 years, Rep. Barbara Lee argued that Congress needs to cancel it.
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U.S.

Iron worker Democrat Randy Bryce is Trump and Ryan’s worst nightmare
June 30, 2017 By Teresa Albano
Paul Ryan is faced with a challenge that represents everything he and the Republicans despise.
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U.S.

Comey, Sessions, and Trump’s Russian swamp monster
June 14, 2017 By Teresa Albano
Since Comey’s testimony events continue to develop at a rapid pace.
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Opinion

DeVos defends discrimination in school choice scheme
June 2, 2017 By Teresa Albano
DeVos denied the Trump administration is shifting money away from public schools to fund “choice” programs, but that is exactly what it is doing.
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Politics

With eight million eligible immigrants, activists plan U.S. citizenship drive
May 17, 2017 By Teresa Albano
“We have learned since Trump took office that there is an unprecedented effort to deport non-citizens from this country."
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News

Teachers demand end to school closings in Puerto Rico
May 12, 2017 By Teresa Albano
Teachers unions in the United States and Puerto Rico joined forces to fight the drastic school closings, forced upon the island’s children by hedge fund creditors.
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U.S.

DeVos tosses out Obama-era rules for student loan lenders
April 26, 2017 By Teresa Albano
The decision to “roll back essential protections imperils millions of student loan borrowers and families.”
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