Last night the Internet exploded after a little bird made a personal visit to Bernie Sanders’s podium in the middle of an 11,000 strong rally in Portland, Oregon. Memes with the hashtag #BirdieSanders began filling up Twitter and Facebook feeds even while Sanders continued to speak. The joyful bird moment comes just hours before voters…
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Why is It So Hard to Vote in America? Voter Suppression is Desperation Politics
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PA Congressman Endorsing Trump Once Drove His Town to the Brink of Racial Hysteria
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The One Reason Bernie Sanders is the Best Mainstream Candidate for Parents and Teachers
The One Reason Bernie Sanders is the Best Mainstream Candidate for Parents and Teachers It really all comes down to this. You can talk all day about delegates and superdelegates. You can talk about polls and electability. You can talk about political experience, likeability, and authenticity. You can talk about political dynasties, union endorsements and campaign…
On today’s show Sean Kitchen gives us the skinny on some of the latest #PAbudget shenanigans including potential big payoffs to Big Oil & Gas. Plus what’s the latest on medical marijuana? Did you hear that Justice Eakin is stepping down? We’ll also talk about activists converging on Senator Toomey’s office to demand that he…
Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 3
Raging Chicken Radio | Out d’Coup, Episode 3 On today’s show Sean Kitchen gives us the skinny on some of the latest #PAbudget shenanigans including potential big payoffs to Big Oil & Gas. Plus what’s the latest on medical marijuana? Did you hear that Justice Eakin is stepping down? We’ll also talk about activists converging on…
#DoYourJob: Protesters Around Pennsylvania Call Out Pat Toomey’s Judicial Record
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#PABudget: Republican Budget STILL has Handouts for the Natural Gas Industry
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I Was a Radical Republican – For About a Week – And I Didn’t Change a Single Progressive View
I Was a Radical Republican – For About a Week – And I Didn’t Change a Single Progressive View I do not like Ronald Reagan. I own no guns. Back in high school I won a debate arguing for pro-choice. Trickle Down sounds more to me like a bladder condition than an economic theory. So why…
Even-handed Discussion of Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee, Merrick Garland
Even-handed Discussion of Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee, Merrick Garland Yesterday, President Obama announced Merrick Garland as his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court as a White House press conference. Moments after the announcement, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell took to the floor of the Senate to double-down on Republican’s promise to obstruct ANY Obama nomination. It’s…