Is History Repeating Itself?
Is History repeating itself? I’m not sure. Am I afraid? Yes. It’s been just over a week since Donald Trump became President and already he’s managed to polarize the country into two camps. […]
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Why are People Bringing Donuts to Congressman Rothfus’s Office?
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 to Trump: Build Bridges, Not Walls
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 […]
Philadelphia Rises Up And Tells The GOP What They Think Of Them
With the Republican Retreat in full swing at Philadelphia’s Loews Hotel, demonstrators took to the street Thursday evening to protest the GOP and “President” Donald Trump’s policies. More than 1,000 protesters marched from Rittenhouse Square […]
Philly Activists to Welcome GOP Retreat With Protests
All the top Republicans arrived at the Lowes Hotel in Philadelphia last night for a three day retreat to strategize about how to enact their agenda in the early days of the Trump era. According to […]
A Birthday Well-Spent Protesting Trump
I woke up to my obnoxious—but necessary—alarm at 4:00 AM on January 21, 2017 with excitement as I shoved my significant other, Jaron, out of bed. It was my 27th birthday. We sleepily got ready, suiting […]
Pennsylvania & New Jersey’s Own Pipeline: PennEast
Most people by now have heard of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which crosses through Sioux tribal lands in North and South Dakota. The protests and the issues surrounding the pipeline have occupied increasing space […]
You Load Sixteen Tons and What Do You Get?
I know what it’s like to depend upon coal to feed a family. Many years ago I worked at a steel mill in Ohio. My job was at the coke plant where West Virginia coal […]
Trump Says Our Schools are “Flush with Cash!?” They’re Falling Apart!
Donald Trump lies. If you haven’t learned that yet, America, you’ve got four more cringe-inducing years to do so. Even in his inaugural address, he couldn’t help but let loose a whooper about US public […]
Pittsburgh Public Schools Advised to Repeat Same Mistakes Over and Over and Over…
“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 […]