Dominating Democracy
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What Happened to The American Left?
“Conservatism is dead” was a popular phrase that circulated in the American lexicon in the 1960s. All indications pointed toward that lofty announcement. John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960; the Civil Rights movement […]
Individualism in America
Writing in the The New York Times back in May, David Brooks writes: So the story I’d like to tell is this: Over the past half-century, society has become more individualistic. As it has become more individualistic, it […]
Medicaid Expansion Protesters Escorted Out of PA Capitol
Latest update on occupation of Harrisburg capitol building via Pennsylvanians Demand We Expand Medicaid tumblr: Home Healthcare Workers, Fighting for Medicaid Expansion, Escorted Out Of Capitol Harrisburg, PA: A group of demonstrators made up of […]
Keystone XL Activists Labeled Possible Eco-Terrorists in Internal TransCanada
Editor’s Note: This post is Steve Horn’s latest investigative piece on the intimate relationships between higher education and the fracking industry. It originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at […]
Secrecy, Drones, Prisons, Kill Lists: Obama’s Legacy
On Monday, the Associated Press revealed that the Department of Justice used subpoenas to obtain phone records of its editors and reporters from April and May 2012. The records were obtained due to the investigation […]
Next Page in Pro-Gun Playbook at KU: Death Threats
This past week, Kutztown students, faculty and staff were first learning of the university’s new weapons policy which opens the campus to guns. The new policy, according to the Morning Call, will give “Kutztown more gun freedom […]
Happy Earth Day Pennsylvania: You Are Fracked
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a special Earth Day edition of my weekly social issues column, Wanderings. The information is from my latest book, Fracking Pennsylvania, an overall look at the nature and consequences of high-pressure horizontal hydraulic […]
I’m not an educator – I just play one while working at the state capital
Editor’s Note: This was originally published yesterday on @ the chalk face. @ the chalk face endeavors to establish an alternative space to discuss education reform from an entirely progressive perspective. Check out their main blog, their weekly radio […]