Cameron M Orr·Jun 16, 2023Letter: On Right to Counsel, Jersey City Made The Right ChoiceI applaud the city council for passing ordinances on Wednesday that establish the Right To Counsel and fees on developers to fund…
Cameron M Orr·May 25, 2023The struggle for affordable housing in New Jersey stretches back decadesIn the 1960s, policymakers in the historically Black town of Mount Laurel, N.J., began pricing out Black and Latino residents and…
Cameron M Orr·May 16, 2023Right to Counsel: Jersey City tenants fight for free lawyers in eviction strugglesJERSEY CITY, N.J.-Two years ago, a report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition showed that a full-time worker in the U.S. needs…
Cameron M Orr·Nov 28, 2022‘Lawyers for me, but not for thee’: N.Y. tenants fight capitalist courtsAs far as tenants across the state of New York are concerned, “equality under the law” is only as good as the money it’s written on. The…
Cameron M Orr·Nov 10, 2022New Yorkers slam corporate backers of the MAGA fascist coupWhile big business media in the U.S. would have us believe the main pillar of support for Trump and his fascist MAGA movement comes from…
Cameron M Orr·Jun 13, 2022Today’s Poor People’s Campaign carries on MLK’s fight for economic justiceCo-chaired by Rev. William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis, the Poor People’s Campaign began in May 2018 with 40 days of coordinated action…
Cameron M Orr·Jun 8, 2022Buses filling up nationwide for June 18 Poor People’s Campaign D.C. marchAcross the country, spots on buses are filling up as thousands of people prepare to head to Washington, D.C., for the June 18th “Mass Poor…
Cameron M Orr·Jun 11, 2021Working people face some tough choices in N.Y. mayoral raceNEW YORK-Some candidates in the race for New York mayor have embraced important sections of the progressive movements’ demands, but no…
Cameron M Orr·Feb 26, 2021‘We’re not going back’: N.Y. Black History event featuring Gerald Horne, Feb. 28NEW YORK-In celebration of African-American culture and struggle, People’s World will be supporting an online event broadcast from New York…
Cameron M Orr·Feb 1, 2021NYC Teamsters win battle against ‘filthy rich bosses’HUNTS POINT, Bronx — Members of the Teamsters Local 202 in the Bronx secured a major victory January 23rd after a week-long strike for…
