PASSHE Board of Governors: Here We Come!
It’s about 3:30 am and I am up preparing for today’s PASSHE Board of Governors meeting in Harrisburg. I am printing out the last faculty letters to the Chancellor that I received late last night, […]
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Smashing Apples: Shock Doctrine for Public Education – That’s What It’s All About
Editor’s Note: This article inaugurates a new Raging Chicken Press series by the same name: Smashing Apples. This series will focus on the ongoing attacks against public education from kindergarten through higher education both in […]
Pennsylvania Higher Education: Privatized and Sold-Out by House and Senate
In an attempt to look for funding for public higher education, the Pennsylvania House and Senate voted – in a spineless bi-partisan effort – to submit and sell-out the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) […]
SOLIDARITY WITH CHICAGO TEACHERS!
Raging Chicken Press stands in solidarity with Chicago Teachers and Support Staff. We contributed $35 to their solidarity fund on Monday and hope all you Raging Chickens will consider contributing what you can to their […]
Our tax dollars have become RADiculous
Every so often, the tax exempt status of our regions non-profits prompts a fair bit of discussion in the public square. Recent articles in the Post-Gazette written by both Nicholas Cafardi and Sally Kalson have described […]
Drawing a Line in the Concrete: The Other Side of a Philadelphia Labor Dispute
Over the last few months, news outlets within Philadelphia report that violence has been erupting at a jobsite just north of Center City. These articles continue to tell the story of two young brothers and […]
I Can See Norma Rae from Here: Blu Homes Re-Opens Union-Busting Wounds
In my memory, there are few images of union organizing more iconic than the moment Norma Rae, played by Sally Field in the film by the same name, refuses to be driven out of her […]
Blu Homes/Blue Collar: A Story of Words and Deeds
Every once in a while you come across a story that just gets more intriguing the more you dig. Yesterday, a friend of mine passed me a link about a labor dispute going on in […]
Reclaiming Our Working Class Family Values
As we move further into the twenty-first century, I have come to the realization that many of us have forgotten where we came from. I would wager that many who are doctors, lawyers, elected officials […]