social movement
Riverdale: A Story of Two Very Different Nights, and Two Very Different Kinds of Light
“Here are two sets of photographs–juxtaposed on two very different nights. The first is the last night of the encampment before the police raid, Tuesday, June 12th. This was a magical evening, permeated by laughter, […]
Death of Riverdale & No More Rainbows
A small community in north central Pennsylvania is uprooted to make way for the fracking industry, Photographs by Stanley Rogouski, Wendy Lee, and Paul Weaver. __________ Stanley Rogouski | Part time editorial writer. […]
Cruz Family Heartbroken at PNC Pittsburgh
Editor’s Note: The following article and video was posted to the Raging Chicken Forum by Don Carpenter, an Occupy Pittsburgh Livestreamer. It was originally posted to The Uptake. We’d encourage all fans of progressive, activist […]
Mother Jones Picks Up Riverdale Story
It was great to see that the story of Riverdale was picked up by a reporter for Mother Jones! Check out Xian Chiang-Waren’s article, “Trailer Park Evicted to Make Room for Fracking.” You’ll recognize several […]
The Demolition of Riverdale: This is Not My America
Today, I drove out to Riverdale to photograph whatever I could. I decided to leave when one of the security guards appeared to be calling the police. I made some folks very uncomfortable. They should […]
Riverdale: Aqua America’s Incarceration of Children (Photos)
This set of photographs chronicles the picnic held June 17th at what is now the corporate-destroyed community of Riverdale, Jersey Shore, PA. The residents and the activists–all of whom acted to resist the seizure of […]
Rick Smith Files | Kevin Mahoney – Editor, Raging Chicken Press, Organizing Everywhere, and Using Big Words Along the Way!
Editor’s Note: While we were in Providence, RI for Netroots Nation, I had a chance to sit down and talk with Rick Smith and Brett Banditelli of The Rick Smith Show. I’ll say it any […]
Mitt Romney: “Coward in Chief” cancels campaign event at last minute
Mitt Romney was supposed to kick off his “jobs and economy” bus tour at a Quakertown Wawa earlier today, but he decided to skip the scheduled event. About 400 – 500 people had gathered to […]
Progressive Soul Searching in Wisconsin, PA, and other Red Gov. States
The failed attempt last week to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has left many of his opponents to scratch their heads and wonder “was it the money?”, “Was it better organization?”, “Was something wrong with […]