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 […]
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It’s Time the Commonwealth Foundation Become a Household Name in PA
There are a few boogeymen out there that get tons of attention from the Democratic Party, progressives, and their allies for the grip they hold on Republican politics. Across the country and throughout Pennsylvania, the […]
Polluting the City with Misogyny
Photo credit Sharayah Bower So much has changed in Philadelphia since living here in 2011. There are more buildings, more shops, more eye-catching murals, more trees, more dog parks, and (thankfully) more bike […]
#MarchForScience In Doylestown (Pictures)
This Earth Day people around the country took to the streets to show support for science and the environment. Although bigger in Philadelphia, the Doylestown March For Science was impressive. The March went from State […]
Let’s Go Orange! | Syracuse Students’ Occupation Enters Third Week
On November 3rd, after being frustrated by Syracuse University administration’s refusal to meaningfully discuss a range of grievances, students held a “Diversity and Transparency” rally and then marched from the steps of Hendricks Chapel to […]
The Return of #SLASSHE – New Chancellor Leads the Charge for New Round of Cuts at PA State Universities
#SLASSHE – Keep that hashtag at the ready because it’s déjà vu all over again for faculty, staff, and students of the 14 university PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Yesterday, five PASSHE universities […]
The Fracking Prostitutes of American Colleges (part 2 of 3)
[Part 1: Lackawanna College, a two-year college in Scranton, Pa., accepted a $2.5 million endowment from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. to strengthen that college’s programs and ties to the oil and gas industry.] Two of […]
In Defense of PASSHE? PA Senators Tomlinson and Dinniman Visit West Chester to Push Secession
As I sat in West Chester University’s Asplundh Hall on Thursday afternoon and listened to Senators Tomlinson and Dinniman explain how they introduced this bill merely to “start a discussion” and how they really “love […]
The Purpose of West Chester University – An Open Letter on Secession
Editor’s Note: Later today, PA Senators Tomlinson (R) and Dinniman (D) are expected to unveil their proposal to allow PASSHE universities to secede from the state system and become a “state-related” university like Penn State […]
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich Explains Why You Should Support #FastFoodStrikes (Video)
Here’s Robert Reich laying out the reality of today’s low wage jobs and explaining why you should support striking fast food workers and their demands for a living wage. It’s not that fast […]