Philadelphia Fast Food Workers Join Massive Global Day of Action On May 15, Philadelphia Fast Food Workers plan to join 150 American cities and 6 other countries in a work action against McDonalds and other fast food chains. U.S. fast-food workers said Wednesday that they will walk off their jobs in 150 cities next week, while…
Pennsylvania House Puts Health at Risk By Removing Summer Blend Gas From Market
Pennsylvania House Puts Health at Risk By Removing Summer Blend Gas From Market Time to put your stupid cap and look at what the Pennsylvania House, along with the help of many Democrats, just did. They voted 186 – 11 to change the Air Pollution Control Act and take summer blend gas off the market during…
What About McCord and Chester Upland School District Sale?
What About McCord and Chester Upland School District Sale? Since the McCord Campaign wants to double down on bringing up something from a distant past, a campaign could run an ad that would make the McCord Campaign, and the PSEA endorsement of McCord, look stupid. While McCord was a venture capitalist, his company bought the Chester…
#PAGov: Tom Corbett’s Gubernatorial Tenure in One Chart
#PAGov: Tom Corbett’s Gubernatorial Tenure in One Chart The voters in the Pennsylvania Democratic Party appear to be unifying behind Tom Wolf and this chart explains why Governor Corbett may be looking for a new job in January. Over the past three years, Franklin and Marshall polling (April 2014 numbers include the latest Muhlenberg / Morning…
The Gubernatorial Primary is Over; Tom Wolf Will be Our Next Governor
The Gubernatorial Primary is Over; Tom Wolf Will be Our Next Governor It’s over. Put a bowtie on it and mail it in. In the latest primary poll, Tom Wolf has opened a 25 point lead over his closest challenger Allyson Schwartz. It was nice knowing ye Tom Corbett… via Keystone Politics Heading into the home…
Pro-Public Education PAC, SUDA PAC, Endorses Erin Molchany for Pennsylvania House
Pro-Public Education PAC, SUDA PAC, Endorses Erin Molchany for Pennsylvania House The pro-public education Save the Upper Darby Arts Political Action Committee (SUDA PAC) proudly endorses Erin Molchany, whose district was gerrymandered with Conservative Fossilized Democrat Harry Readshaw’s district. The political action committee is the first community-based Pennsylvania political action committee, made up of students, parents, teachers,…
#PA13 Marjorie Margolies Reads Personal Attacks on Candidates from Index Cards (Audio)
#PA13 Marjorie Margolies Reads Personal Attacks on Candidates from Index Cards (Audio) So Marjorie Margolies, or Ken Smuckler, prepared a set of index cards for Margolies to read from last night’s debate and it just happens that she had something written down for everything the moderator threw at her. It makes you really wonder about last…
Brendan Boyle Complains about “Millionaires” in #PA13, but $upporter is One as Well
Brendan Boyle Complains about “Millionaires” in #PA13, but $upporter is One as Well At last night’s Pennsylvania 13th Democratic debate, the moderator brought up the issue of wealth in response to Brendan Boyle demanding that Daylin Leach, Val Arkoosh and Marjorie Margolies release their tax returns, and all three candidates pointed that this was a sign…
ACTION ALERT: ASPIRA Staff Demands Union Rights
ACTION ALERT: ASPIRA Staff Demands Union Rights At 4:15 pm today, a broad coalition of community members, teachers, students, and parents will gather at the PA headquarters of ASPIRA– a national charter school operator. Teachers and parents will demand that the School District of Philadelphia deny ASPIRA’s attempts to takeover Munoz-Marin elementary school until ASPIRA allows its workers…
TransCanada Charitable Fund Launches Keystone XL “Good Neighbor” Charm Offensive
TransCanada Charitable Fund Launches Keystone XL “Good Neighbor” Charm Offensive Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. TransCanada has taken a page out…
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