Denying Access: Transforming PASSHE’s Commitment to Working-Class Students Earlier this week the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC) and the Keystone Research Center (KRC) released the report, “Pennsylvania’s Great Working-Class Colleges.” The report highlights the success that the Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned university system, PASSHE, has had in moving students from lower income families into the top…
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Damn the Public: Suppressing Information of Pipeline Spills in PA
Damn the Public: Suppressing Information of Pipeline Spills in PA The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Response Center (NRC) website is probably not the first place you’d look to find details of a pipeline incident in Berks County, but that’s the only place accessible to the public where you’ll find any record of what occurred on April…
Senator Eichelberger to Female Journalist on His Bill to Cut Planned Parenthood? ‘Alright, I’m Done With You’ That is what Pennsylvania State Senator John Eichelberger told a female reporter after she questioned his plan to defund Planned Parenthood.
Pennsylvania Student Power Network stands up to PASSHE administration in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Student Power Network stands up to PASSHE administration in Harrisburg On Tuesday morning, PASSHE students, faculty and their allies rallied at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg. Their mission: “take back” the state system from administrators who don’t understand the concerns of educators and the economic struggles students face, from trying to survive working low-wage campus…
This Earth Day people around the country took to the streets to show support for science and the environment. Although bigger in Philadelphia, the Doylestown March For Science was impressive. The March went from State & Main Streets to a corner of the old courthouse at Court and Broad Streets. More than 1,000 people turned…
With The ‘People’s Climate March’ Approaching, Activist Bill McKibben Calls Environmentalists To Action
With The ‘People’s Climate March’ Approaching, Activist Bill McKibben Calls Environmentalists To Action One of the country’s leading environmentalists made a stop in the Lehigh Valley on Wednesday, stressing the importance of civil disobedience in the fight against climate change. Bill McKibben, who has authored over a dozen books on the subject, spoke at Northampton Community…
Trump’s environmental agenda threatens human health: Comment early, comment often
Trump’s environmental agenda threatens human health: Comment early, comment often On Feb 24, President Trump signed an executive order that established a policy to relieve the country of “unnecessary regulatory burdens.” Trump’s environmental agenda includes the destruction of Obama’s not-yet-implemented Clean Power Plan, a rollback of fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles, and a rule by which for…
School Choice Advocates Tried to Kick Harrisburg Resident Off of School Board Ballot, But She Persisted
School Choice Advocates Tried to Kick Harrisburg Resident Off of School Board Ballot, But She Persisted She persisted. That has been one of the many themes coming from the resistance since the Trump Organization took over Washington DC. It became a rallying cry when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell turned off Senator Elizabeth Warren’s microphone…
Art and Science will come together at Lancaster Earth Day Live!
Art and Science will come together at Lancaster Earth Day Live! On Saturday, April 22, the Lancaster chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will sponsor Earth Day Live!, an event intended to celebrate art and science and communicate about climate change. From noon to 4 p.m. at Tellus 360, 24 E. King St., there will be music,…
White Nationalism Posters Found on Kutztown University (again), Penn State University and York College of Pennsylvania
White Nationalism Posters Found on Kutztown University (again), Penn State University and York College of Pennsylvania Fliers promoting the White Nationalist – or the alt-right – podcast “The Daily Shoah” were spotted on Kutztown University’s campus. This is the second time this semester material promoting white nationalism was spotted on the university’s campus. The first round of leafleting happened in February, and…
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