Fighting For Universal Healthcare in Vermont
Hello everyone! Sean here… I am currently in Vermont with Put People First PA! and with groups from Maryland, Maine and Washington DC to help the Vermont Workers Center come up with ways to fund […]
2014
Green Billionaires Club? David Vitter Owns Stock in Coal Utilities Fighting EPA Carbon Rules
Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. In this piece, Steve reports on documents obtained under WI’s Public Records Acts and gives them some necessary context. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone […]
#PAGov: What Corbett Admin Official Admitted to is Probably Illegal
As the Ronald Tomalis scandal unfolded, acting Department of Education Secretary Carolyn Dumaresq admitted to cleansing emails on a nightly basis, and that’s probably extremely illegal. Now the conservative leaning Pittsburgh Tribune is calling the Corbett […]
AIDS Advances May be Compromised by Legislative Inaction
Researchers at Temple University in Philadelphia may have found an entry-way to the cure for AIDS. Once the HIV virus enters the body it can lie dormant for years. It can also evolve into AIDS. But, […]
#PAGov: Corbett Keeps PSD in Perpetual Crisis Mode
What Governor Corbett is doing to public education in Philadelphia is pretty sadistic. When faced with crisis, Governor Corbett chooses to keep the Philadelphia School District in perpetual crisis mode. School district won’t open in […]
#PAGov: Tom Corbett’s $140,000 Name Plate
I am away from my computer and blogging from my tablet and wireless keyboard so please mind the lack of hyperlinks in this blog… Last week the Pittsburgh Post Gazette released a bombshell story revealling […]
Documents: Cheniere Fuels ALEC’s New Push for Fracked Gas Exports
Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. In this piece, Steve reports on documents obtained under WI’s Public Records Acts and gives them some necessary context. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone […]
Faculty Union Issues Statement in Response to PASSHE Retrenchment Letters
Editor’s Note: Late this afternoon, the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) issued the following press release in response to the retrenchment notices issued to five PASSHE universities yesterday. Raging Chicken Press […]
The Return of #SLASSHE – New Chancellor Leads the Charge for New Round of Cuts at PA State Universities
#SLASSHE – Keep that hashtag at the ready because it’s déjà vu all over again for faculty, staff, and students of the 14 university PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Yesterday, five PASSHE universities […]
Taking the Fight to UPMC – March on UPMC to Support Workers
Today’s protest against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) organized by the Pittsburgh-based coalition, Make It Our UPMC, is on-going as of this post. Here’s a version of today’s events as seen through the eyes […]