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Disposable Assets in the Fracking Industry
Disposable Assets in the Fracking Industry The oil and gas industry, the nation’s chambers of commerce, and politicians who are dependent upon campaign contributions from the industry and the chambers, claim fracking is safe. First, close your mind to the myriad scientific studies that show the health effects from fracking. Close your mind to the well-documented…
Line in the Sand on Student Debt: New Coalition Demands Higher Education Not Debt
Line in the Sand on Student Debt: New Coalition Demands Higher Education Not Debt A new multi-year campaign was launched on Thursday promising to serve as a united front against the student debt crisis and the defunding of public higher education. The “Higher Ed Not Debt” campaign describes its purpose as: a multi-year year campaign of…
Wingnut Welfare 101: Commonwealth Foundation Attacks Public Sector Unions; Benefits From Taxpayer Subsidies
Wingnut Welfare 101: Commonwealth Foundation Attacks Public Sector Unions; Benefits From Taxpayer Subsidies This Pennlive editorial attacking the Commonwealth Foundation’s taxpayer subsidies is amazing. It’s a classic case of the Wingnut Welfare that is allowed to happen in this country. The Commonwealth Foundation is trying to destroy public sector unions in Pennsylvania by protecting the taxpayers’…
Rex W. Tillerson, a resident of Bartonville, Texas, like many of his neighbors was upset with his… Rex W. Tillerson, a resident of Bartonville, Texas, like many of his neighbors was upset with his city council. That’s not unusual. Many residents get upset at their local governing boards. And so they went to a city…
Pentagon Calls Climate Change Impacts “Threat Multipliers,” Could Enable Terrorism
Pentagon Calls Climate Change Impacts “Threat Multipliers,” Could Enable Terrorism 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. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of…
#PAGov: With Corbett Stopping SNAP Cuts, Allyson Schwartz’s Food Stamp Vote Really Matters Now…
#PAGov: With Corbett Stopping SNAP Cuts, Allyson Schwartz’s Food Stamp Vote Really Matters Now… If Allyson Schwartz wins the primary, Governor Tom Corbett is getting ready to use Allyson Schwartz’s Farm Bill Vote against her because the governor has promised to rollback the SNAP cuts in the Farm Bill, the bill that Allyson Schwartz still defends…
#PAGov: Political Endorsement Don’t Mean Shit. Case and Point, Katie McGinty
#PAGov: Political Endorsement Don’t Mean Shit. Case and Point, Katie McGinty Case and point, Katie McGinty’s endorsement from Al Gore. In late Febuary, Al Gore endorsed Katie McGinty in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial primary. In the Politico, Al Gore was quoted saying: “I strongly endorse Katie McGinty for governor,” Gore said in a statement released by McGinty’s campaign….
Corbet RTW: Corbett Gives Comcast Budget Shoutout, Gets Invitation to David Cohen Exclusive Sochi Party
Corbet RTW: Corbett Gives Comcast Budget Shoutout, Gets Invitation to David Cohen Exclusive Sochi Party In response to the Comcast building proposal and the money Governor Corbett dedicated to the new project, I filed a Right to Know request looking at communications between Comcast executives and Governor Corbett’s office. The files didn’t produce anything nefarious, but…
Five Takeaways from the 2014 Pennsylvania Progressive’s Summit
Five Takeaways from the 2014 Pennsylvania Progressive’s Summit 1) John Hanger’s message resonates with the activist base In my opinion, the performances from all 6 candidates in democratic gubernatorial debate was pretty weak. I don’t know if that’s from the format with candidates only having a minute and half to answer the questions with a 30…
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