March for 15 in Brooklyn, NY | Jenna Pope
Editor’s Note: The latest video from the amazing Jenna Pope on the March for $15/hour minimum wage in Brooklyn yesterday. Check out the video and give Jenna some love and help support her work – […]
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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 […]
Fight for 15 in Philly – The Day in the Twittersphere
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Disposable Assets in the Fracking Industry
The oil and gas industry, the nation’s chambers of commerce, and politicians who are dependent upon campaign contributions from the industry and the chambers, claim fracking is safe. First, close your mind to the myriad […]
The Rick Smith Files | Raging Chicken Exclusive from PA Progressive Summit 2014 (Audio)
Last weekend Raging Chicken Press packed up and headed to Harrisburg, PA for the 2014 PA Progressive Summit. It was an AWESOME couple of days and we’ll have more for you on the summit in […]
The Rick Smith Files | Richard Wolff from Democracy at Work on the Importance of Strong Labor Media
In this episode, we bring you an excerpt from Rick’s February 19, 2014 interview with Professor Richard Wolff. Richard Wolff is the co-founder of Democracy at Work and the host of the awesome radio show, […]
Slow Train to Destruction of Public Higher Ed in PA?: Defund then Divide-and-Conquer
If the fall 2013 semester saw the term “retrenchment” – the elimination of faculty, programs, and jobs – become part of daily conversations on campuses of Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities (PASSHE), during the next several months […]
A Twofer Tuesday with Rick Smith | From the Archives – Interview with Bruce Levine, Author of Get Up, Stand Up
Yes, it’s a Twofer Tuesday here at Raging Chicken Press. Earlier today we announced our two new projects – a Raging Chicken Press podcast and more Rick Smith Show files. We don’t like to waste […]
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 […]
Fast Food Strikes in over 100 U.S Cities today | #FastFoodStrikes
Fast food workers in over 100 U.S. cities took to the streets today to advocate for a living wage. Here’s a how coverage of the event from people on the ground looked on Twitter. For […]