After several years of increasing pressure by Walmart workers across the country, Walmart announced today that it would begin paying workers at least $10/hour by next year. According to a new fact-sheet issued to Walmart […]
The story of student debt in Pennsylvania is pretty simple. In 2011, Governor Corbett proposed to cut the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education in half, but an outcry from students, faculty and other stakeholders within […]
Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont, delivered a Keynote address to a packed auditorium Saturday morning at the 2015 PA Progressive Summit. Sanders laid out a progressive agenda for the 2016 election cycle as he […]
Earlier this week, Sean Kitchen reported that several teachers from Feltonville School of Arts & Sciences in Philadelphia were called to “investigatory conferences” and may face disciplinary action for informing parents of their legal right […]
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This past November, more than 40 students occupied Syracuse University’s administration building to protest the university’s closing of the Advocacy Center – a resources for victims of rape and sexual assault – and number of […]
Earlier today, State Senators Daylin Leach and Mike Folmer reintroduced Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Act with a wide range of bi-partisan support. Standing alongside Senators Leach and Folmer were mothers and fathers of sick children, the Campaign for […]
Editor’s Note: The original piece included an original photo set that you can find at . Some Back-Story This fracking monstrosity sits at the top of a flattened out mountain top a stone’s throw from […]
After the ambush murders of two NYPD officers by a mentally ill man, NYPD union president – Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association – Pat Lynch blamed supporters of Eric Garner and Michael Brown and Mayor Bill De Blasio […]
Editor’s Note: Another awesome post from the wonderful world of Virally Suppressed: Muckraking for the Modern World out of Cincinnati, OH. This article was originally posted by Drew Gibson on Virally Suppressed. After you read this, head on over to Virally […]