February 2015
BREAKING: Oil Bomb Blows Up in West Virginia, Car Falls into River and Evacuations Surrounding Accident
Just under an hour ago, an oil bomb carrying crude oil blew up in Fayette County. Evacuations are underway and reports are that a car has fallen into a local river causing an oil spill. [View […]
Family Values at Work? You Bet! Rick Talks with Ellen Bravo, Director of Family Values @ Work Consortium | February 12, 2015
Ellen Bravo, Executive Director of Family Values@Work joins Rick to talk about the movement to give workers paid sick days so they can stay home when they are sick and not fear losing their job. […]
Philadelphia Bakery Owner, Amy Edelman, Tells Rick Smith Why We Need to Increase Minimum Wage | February 12, 2015
Amy Edelman, co-owner the Night Kitchen Bakery in Philadelphia and a member of Businesses for a Fair Wage joins Rick to talk about why an increase of the minimum wage is needed now. Listen to […]
Why We Need to Defend Net Neutrality: Rick Smith Talks with Craig Harrington from Media Matters for America | February 12, 2015
Craig Harrington, Researcher at Media Matter for America talks about the importance of Net Neutrality. Listen to Craig’s interview HERE
Rick Smith Talks with Jon Shelton, Assistant Prof. of Democracy and Justice Studies at U of Wisconsin-Green Bay, about Unions and Rebuilding the Middle Class |February 12, 2015
Jon Shelton, assistant professor of Democracy and Justice Studies University of Wisconsin Green Bay joins Rick to talk about why unions are part of the solution for rebuilding the middle class. Listen to Jon’s interview […]
Why You Shouldn’t Be Surprised About Governor Wolf Introducing Himself to Legislators
In the month since moving to Harrisburg to work for the Rick Smith Show and blog for the Raging Chicken Press, I have had established my niche in a couple of neighborhood bars, and you should not […]
Lifting PA’s Minimum Wage to $10.10 Per Hour Would Give a Much Bigger Boost to PA Families and Economy than an Increase to $8.75
News release: Keystone Research Center HARRISBURG, Pa. – Increasing Pennsylvania’s minimum hourly wage to $10.10 instead of $8.75 would benefit nearly three times as many workers, boost wages more than five times as much and […]
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, Lit the Torch in Her Keynote Address at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit | Audio
Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, delivered a barn-burner of a keynote address to kick of the 2015 PA Progressive Summit this past Friday night. Richards, made […]
John Dodds, Director of the Philadelphia Unemployment Project, Accepts the Anna Burger Award at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit | Audio
John Dodds received the Anna Burger Award for his life’s work with the Philadelphia Unemployment Project. In his acceptance speech, Dodds discussed some of his life’s work and some of the challenges facing low-wage workers […]