Protests Against “Right-to-Work” Bill Today in Lansing, MI: Live Feed
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December 2012
Governor Fail Stooping to New Lows: Sacrificing the Lottery System for Foreign Multi-National Profits
If there is one thing Governor Corbett should do for the 2nd half of his only term as governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, he should change the nameplate on his door to “Governor Fail.” […]
L’Eau DeBenedictis: Aqua America, Water Insecurity, The Manufacture of Scarcity, and Fracking
Merely “surreal” might describe the interview given by Aqua America’s CEO, Nick DeBenedictis, to Crissa Shoemaker DeBree did the fact that he is lying not portend such devastating consequences for so many people. The security […]
Dissolving a Stain Painted by Henry Ford
Mark Fields is the new chief operating officer of the Ford Motor Co., second only to the CEO of the 164,000 person multinational corporation. Normally, this would not be of much concern except to avid […]
The U.S. and the Wrong Side of History
On Monday, November 19th, the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee once again voted for an international moratorium on capital punishment. The fourth draft resolution was adopted, with 110 states voting in favor, 36 abstaining, and 39 voting against […]
The Uprising Continues: Thousands Occupy Michgan State Capitol
Readers of Raging Chicken Press will remember that it was the Wisconsin Uprising in early 2011 that became the motivation to start this press. Well, the war on working families has not gone away. The […]
Ed Rendell, Privatization and the Fiscal Cliff: A Case Study of Why Money in Politics is Harmful for the Working Class
Earlier this week, Governor Corbett once again laid down the gauntlet for next year’s budget stating that raising revenue is off the table, which means more privatization schemes and more gutting of public education. But […]
RESPECT – Black Friday Action at Allentown Walmart (interviews)
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On November 23, 2012 – BLACK FRIDAY – Walmart workers and supporters around the country took to the streets – or, more accurately, parking lots – at Walmart stores as part of a nationwide campaign […]
Discounting Lives to Maximize Profits
Imitating Sgt. Schultz of “Hogan’s Heroes,” Walmart executives claimed they knew nothing—NOTHING—about working conditions in a garment factory in Bangladesh where 112 workers died and more than 150 were injured in a fire. Tazreen Fashions […]