Pittsburgh’s Democratic Socialists are becoming pros at changing light bulbs: on Sunday, they held their third tail light repair clinic in the city. Several area drivers came to the Community Forge parking lot in Wilkinsburg […]
Walk anywhere in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood, and you’ll see empty storefronts. Almost every block has at least one sign proclaiming “RETAIL SPACE FOR LEASE.” Some windows have handwritten notes thanking former customers. Other […]
Community organizers welcomed the public to Eastminster Presbyterian Church on April 16th with live music and a chorus of “housing for all, housing for all.” The upbeat music made the phrase sound like a promise […]
This week, Pittsburgh is home to a double-header of oil & gas industry conferences, the Northeast U.S. Petrochemical Construction conference and the big DUG East Appalachia Rising conference. DUG originally stood for Developing Unconventional Gas, […]
Constituents of Pennsylvania’s 12th district are so unhappy with Congressman Keith Rothfus that they’re showing up to his office—with donuts. When Rothfus first took office in 2013, he met with constituents on a regular basis […]
Pittsburgh residents marched from Schenley Plaza to Carnegie Mellon University’s campus Saturday afternoon to show support for immigrants, Muslims, and refugees. The event was organized in response to Trump’s most recent executive orders. At the […]
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” -Albert Einstein(attributed) “AAAUUURGH!” -Charlie Brown If I crash my car right into a wall, the worst thing to do would be to […]
On Wednesday night, folks in Pittsburgh held an emergency meeting called “Let’s Unite To Stop President Trump,” followed by a protest outside. Several hundred people showed up to the meeting, quickly filling up the small […]
Christoria Hughes, grandmother and UPMC employee joins Rick to talk about today’s action and Pittsburgh City Council Resolution supporting UPMC workers in their fight for $15 an hour and a union. Listen to Christoria’s interview […]
Today’s protest against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) organized by the Pittsburgh-based coalition, Make It Our UPMC, is on-going as of this post. Here’s a version of today’s events as seen through the eyes […]
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