PA Senator Toured Range Resources Just Before Proposing Legislation Targeting Pipeline and Anti-Fracking Protesters Last month, Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Martin invited government officials and oil industry lobbyists from North Dakota to speak to township and law enforcement officials from Lancaster County at an emergency preparedness seminar on Skype. The seminar focused on how to deal…
It’s Time the Commonwealth Foundation Become a Household Name in PA
It’s Time the Commonwealth Foundation Become a Household Name in PA There are a few boogeymen out there that get tons of attention from the Democratic Party, progressives, and their allies for the grip they hold on Republican politics. Across the country and throughout Pennsylvania, the names of the Koch brothers and Grover Norquist have been…
Following the president’s decision to pull out of Paris accord on climate change, rage ensued as the United States prepares to assume the position as one of only three nations not in the agreement—the other two being Nicaragua and Syria. The decision sparked anger across the nation, as Trump signaled that his administration has little…
#TuesdaysWithToomey Keeps Healthcare Heat on Senator Toomey in Allentown
#TuesdaysWithToomey Keeps Healthcare Heat on Senator Toomey in Allentown Every Tuesday since January, Senator Toomey’s Allentown office has been the site of #TuesdayWithToomey actions. Earlier today about fifty activists picketed, staged a die-in, and delivered letters to Senator Toomey’s office on Cedar Crest Blvd. Activists chanted “people before profit,” “which side are you on,” and “healthcare is…
GOP Lawmaker Calls ICE on Protesters; Threatens to Shoot Colleague. A Vision of Our Future Politics?
GOP Lawmaker Calls ICE on Protesters; Threatens to Shoot Colleague. A Vision of Our Future Politics? On the largely ceremonial last day of the Texas state legislative session on Monday, things went south. Protests against Texas’s new “anti-sanctuary cities” bill led a Republican lawmaker to call federal immigration officers and threaten to shoot a colleague following a shuffle…
Frankly, I’m Surprised Some Journalist Hasn’t Been Body Slammed Sooner
Frankly, I’m Surprised Some Journalist Hasn’t Been Body Slammed Sooner Yesterday, The Guardian journalist Ben Jacobs was body slammed, or choke slammed, by Montana Republican Congressional candidate Greg Gianforte, and frankly from what I have seen in the Pennsylvania state capitol over the past six months, I’m surprised an assault on a journalist to this degree hasn’t happened…
Polluting the City with Misogyny
Polluting the City with Misogyny Photo credit Sharayah Bower So much has changed in Philadelphia since living here in 2011. There are more buildings, more shops, more eye-catching murals, more trees, more dog parks, and (thankfully) more bike lanes. But one thing that hasn’t changed in the six years I’ve been away is the…
#MarchOnHarrisburg: Protesters Arrested Outside of House State Government Hearing because It was Closed Off From the Public March on Harrisburg demonstrators completed their 100 mile march from Philadelphia to Harrisburg this morning, and the civil disobedience began immediately.
Senator Scott Martin Sticks Finger in the Face of Female Constituent Over Immigration Remarks
Senator Scott Martin Sticks Finger in the Face of Female Constituent Over Immigration Remarks This is certainly not good for optics. Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Martin (Lancaster County) was recorded sticking his finger in the face of a female constituent last night as she confronted him over “disparaging remarks” the senator made about immigrants in a private…
KKK Planning to Hold Cross Burning in Lancaster Next Week
KKK Planning to Hold Cross Burning in Lancaster Next Week The East Coast Knights of the Ku Klux Klan are planning a “cross lighting” in Quarryville, PA on Saturday, May 20th, according to a post on the neo-nazi website, Stormfront. Raging Chicken Press first learned of the plans earlier today thanks to a tip from a reader….
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