No one asks “why didn’t he?”
We are daily bombarded with yet another sexual assault or sexual coercion scandal announced by headlines designed to inspire sympathy for those poor, poor men who got caught committing those acts. As a society, we […]
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A Snowflake’s Lament
Has every generation that preceded mine felt as attacked and betrayed by their government as I’m feeling now? I’m sure in many ways they have…when they were forced to go to war. When their country […]
Coalition Launches Opposition to PASSHE’s Corporate Agenda: Why CACHE, why now?
On September 12, 2016, APSCUF (the union of PASSHE faculty and coaches) filed an unfair labor practice against the Office of the Chancellor (OOC), then Chancellor Frank Brogan and the State System, for refusing to […]
#PA7: DCCC Wants Privileged Wealthy White Dudes to Replace Daylin Leach
Not like the Pennsylvania Democratic Party has been unresponsive to a string of recent sexual harassment allegations or incidents going back to the DNC Convention in Philadelphia or anything, but the D-Tripple-C is looking at two privileged, […]
John Fetterman Hopes To Redefine The Lieutenant Governor’s Role In Pennsylvania
John Fetterman, the towering, tattooed mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania who fell short in his attempt to challenge Pennsylvania Junior Sen. Pat Toomey in the 2016 elections, is back at the forefront of progressive politics in […]
Toxic Concerns About Proposed Berks County Power Plant
A controversial natural gas power plant proposed in Berks County, Pennsylvania, is raising new concerns in the wake of a court document filed by the company aiming to build the plant that states, “Recent analyses […]
Pennsylvanians, How Did Your Representative Vote On The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act Of 2017?
On Wednesday, Dec. 6, the United States House of Representatives voted to pass the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, a bill that, if passed by the Senate and signed into law by the president, […]
FreedomWorks Used Fake Twitter Accounts to Support Union Busting Legislation in Pennsylvania
Over on Twitter, FreedomWorks was exposed by PA Spotlight for using an army of fake twitter accounts to promote “Paycheck Protection” in Pennsylvania. The bill legislation that FreedomWorks is advocating for would make it illegal […]
Net Neutrality is Threatening to Break My Give-a-Damn
When I heard that FCC chairman Ajit Pai was gunning to dismantle Net Neutrality rules, I just sighed. I was so, so tired. I thought about what I would be losing if my phone and […]