October 17, 2013 Finally — after more than two weeks of government shutdown, with hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work and billions of dollars in avoidable losses — Republican leaders have stood down. While it is good news…
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As PA waits for decision, judge who originally upheld Voter ID recants
by Randy LoBasso – Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law is stuck in limbo, and most experts on the issue don’t see the courts sorting it out, completely, within the next year or two. While we’re waiting, though, it would help everyone…
Tom Corbett Under Fire For Knowingly Jeopardizing Students, Pressured By Civil Rights Groups On Phila. School Funding
By Joy Resmovits Ten high-profile civil rights leaders are pressuring Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) to intervene in the sorry state of school funding in Philadelphia. The national and local leaders — including the NAACP’s Ben Jealous and the Leadership…
Lawmakers Loot Public Pension Funds, Then Blame Retirees for Underfunding
by Clyde Weiss – It’s a piece of reporting making big waves. In the current issue of Rolling Stone, writer Matt Taibbi lays bare the sordid system by which politicians looted public pensions to finance other priorities, then blamed the…
Rally with USW Strikers at Crown Holdings HQ For Fair Wages and Against Corporate Greed!
“Crown Holdings, which is headquartered here in Philadelphia, is one of the world’s largest metal-container companies. Despite doubling its profits in 2012, Crown forced the 120 members of USW Local 9176 in Toronto and Ontario out on strike a month…
