July 2013
Dominating Democracy
Editor’s Note: If you like Katie Klabusich’s article, check out her amazing blog KatieSpeak. If you want to make sure you don’t miss anything, be sure to sign up to her weekly blog and receive […]
‘Putting People over Profits’: The Fight Against Fracking
Pennsylvanians want to put a moratorium on fracking. And it’s not just a few thousand, but a majority of the state’s residents. Pennsylvania lies in the heart of the Marcellus Shale, possibly the most productive […]
Bringing Marijuana Use Out of the Closet; Marijuana Activists Plan Prolonged Sit-In at Independence Hall
With marijuana laws quickly changing around the country, activists in the Philadelphia region are resorting to direct action to bring marijuana users out of the closet and push for full legalization in Pennsylvania. Since last […]
Protesters Call on PA Senator McIlhinney to Support Fracking Moratorium
/
RSS Feed
At noon today over 40 activists and community members gathered outside the office of PA State Senator Chuck McIlhinney’s office in Doylestown to urge him to support a moratorium on fracking in Pennsylvania. Today’s rally […]
In Case You Missed It: Texas Woman Removed from State Capitol for Speaking Truth to Power (Video)
Editor’s Note: If by some chance you missed this, pro-choice advocate Sarah Slamen, aka @VictorianPrude, was dragged out of the Texas Senate this week for speaking truth to power. Slamen thanked Texas legislators for “radicalizing” […]
“Song of Our Warming Planet” (Video)
Text from TakePart.com’s introduction to video of University of Minnesota undergrad, Daniel Crawford’s, “Song of Our Warming Planet”: According to Ensia, the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment magazine, Crawford used surface-temperature data from NASA’s […]
![By firedoglakedotcom (Flickr: CTU Strikes for Smaller Class Sizes) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://ragingchickenpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/CTU_Strikes_for_Smaller_Class_Sizes-Featured.jpg)
Chicago School Closings And The Joyce Foundation: The Obama Connection
Editor’s Note: Steve Horn’s latest investigative article cross-posted from our friends at Mint Press News. If you haven’t checked out Mint Press News’s awesome independent, investigative reporting, do yourself a favor and go there now. […]
State Department Admits It Doesn’t Know Keystone XL’s Exact Route
Editor’s Note: This post is Steve Horn’s latest investigative piece on the Keystone XL. It originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some […]
An Open Letter to New Teach for America Recruits
Editor’s Note: This Open Letter was originally posted by Katie Osgood with our friends @thechalkface. The first part of Katie’s letter is posted here. To read her full letter (and, you really, really need to) […]