Charter School Lobby Donates $50,000 to Teachers-Union-Backed PA Attorney General Candidate What’s the best way to avoid a charter school scandal? In Pennsylvania, apparently you bribe the Attorney General. That may be why Students First PAC donated $50,000 to Josh Shapiro, a Democrat running for the position. This political action committee is not to be confused…
Pennsylvania Breathes Sigh of Relief As Crappy GOP Budget Becomes Law
Pennsylvania Breathes Sigh of Relief As Crappy GOP Budget Becomes Law Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Steven Singer’s GadflyOnTheWallBlog. Check out his great work documenting the attacks on public education and the teachers, parents, and students who are fighting back. Check out all his work HERE. The majority won in Pennsylvania this week. After 9…
ICYMI: Introducing #BirdieSanders
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…
Why is It So Hard to Vote in America? Voter Suppression is Desperation Politics
Why is It So Hard to Vote in America? Voter Suppression is Desperation Politics No one should have to stand in line an entire work day to vote. But that’s what happened to people in yesterday’s Arizona primary election. Lines stretched literally for miles. People actually ordered pizza to be delivered to them IN LINE! Citizens…
PA Congressman Endorsing Trump Once Drove His Town to the Brink of Racial Hysteria
PA Congressman Endorsing Trump Once Drove His Town to the Brink of Racial Hysteria Pennsylvania Congressman Lou Barletta shockingly throws his hat in the ring for The Donald Trump. Politico reports that Barletta said in a statement that “I like that he is willing to stand up and fight for the American people and as I did as mayor.”…
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
#DoYourJob: Protesters Around Pennsylvania Call Out Pat Toomey’s Judicial Record In the hours following Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing, Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey joined Mitch McConnell and other Republican Senators promising to deny President Barack Obama’s constitutional duty to fill a Supreme Court vacancy and make replacing Scalia’s successor the largest issue of the 2016 election season. Many of…
#PABudget: Republican Budget STILL has Handouts for the Natural Gas Industry
#PABudget: Republican Budget STILL has Handouts for the Natural Gas Industry The upcoming week will determine if Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas industry are the true victors in the state’s prolonged budget fight. Governor Tom Wolf and Republican Leadership have not met since the Governor’s blistering budget address or since budget talks fell apart last December, and last week Republicans…
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