We Need College for All
In August 2017 I drove from Minnesota to Pennsylvania. The beautiful scenery distracted me from the life I was driving into – a life of student loans, debt, and worrying about how to make my […]
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PA GOP Officially Hitches Wagon to Alt-Right Senate Candidate
Earlier today the Pennsylvania Republican party officially threw its support behind Representative, Lou Barletta, to run against Bob Casey for U.S. Senate in this year’s election. Barletta gained a certain degree of national attention for […]
Kutztown University President Doubles Down on Austerity in Face of Bunsis Report
Last week’s release of the “Bunsis Report,” an independent analysis of the financial situation of PASSHE and Kutztown University, presented an opportunity for renewing collaboration between faculty and the administration – if, that is, you […]
#PAGov: Secret Roy Moore Financier Cuts Scott Wagner a $50,000 Check
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial candidate, and our favorite trash man, Scott Wagner received $50,000 from secret Roy Moore super PAC financier Richard Uihlein. Campaign finance reports for 2017 shows that Uihlein cut Wagner the check in October 2017. […]
Women’s Marches Persist!
I often find myself reminiscing about (and reflecting on) the women’s marches that took place last year. Being in D.C. alongside my closest friends was truly an unforgettable experience! Never in my life have I […]
PASSHE Budget Games Exposed – Again: “Bunsis Report” Pushes Back Against Austerity
A new report released to Kutztown University faculty Tuesday evening, promises to cause headaches for PASSHE administrators and university presidents who have used a narrative about a State System “budget crisis” to jack up tuition […]
Rick Saccone Hopes to Become Trump’s New Bobble Head in Western Pennsylvania
Rick Saccone’s signature achievement in the Pennsylvania House was to get “In God We Trust” posted in every public school. Actually, he didn’t even get that. He wrote a successful bill that merely allowed public schools to […]
Pizzagate Conspiracy Theorist Attended Lou Barletta’s Campaign Kickoff in the Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Lou Barletta has a decision to make. Does he want to be the Senator of Pennsylvania or does he want to be the Senator of the Alt-Right? This past week it was […]
#PASen: Here’s Lou Barletta’s Connections to Richard Spencer’s White Supremacist Movement
Well, some at least, but I suspect there may be many more. Last week, CNN reported that Pennsylvania Congress, and Senate challenger to Bob Casey, Lou Barletta conducted an interview with the holocaust denying publication, […]
Who Is Trump Going to Turn Me Into?
There has been an uncomfortable thought nagging at the back of my mind for some time now. It bobs at the surface again every time I read another headline about the Cheeto. I think to […]