We Have a Right to Know Who Scott Wagner was Recording

We Have a Right to Know Who Scott Wagner was Recording On behalf the Rick Smith Show, we have filed a Right to Know request demanding the release of all photos, and possibly videos, of those walking past Senator Scott Wagner’s office or walking into the Senator’s office. The Pennsylvania Capitol is the people’s house and…

The Grin of a Fool: Gun Control and the NRA

The Grin of a Fool: Gun Control and the NRA A white racist with strong sympathies for the Confederacy and segregation walks into a black church in Charleston, S.C., talks with a welcoming congregation for about an hour, and then murders nine of them. The response by the nation is to discuss the Confederate battle flag,…

Greenwash: Shell May Remove “Oil” From Name as it Moves to Tap Arctic, Gulf of Mexico

Greenwash: Shell May Remove “Oil” From Name as it Moves to Tap Arctic, Gulf of Mexico 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….

American Legislative Exchange Council Calling #PABudget Shots?

American Legislative Exchange Council Calling #PABudget Shots? Throw this one in the “color me shocked” filing folder, but the American Legislative Exchange Council is calling some Pennsylvania budget shots when it comes to funding education.  In a tweet the Koch Brother funded Commonwealth Foundation claimed that a severance tax for education founding would cost 4,138 jobs….

Photos of Pennsyltuckians Defending the Confederate Flag

Photos of Pennsyltuckians Defending the Confederate Flag Geography Lesson: Pennsylvania is in the North There’s a saying about Pennsylvania.  You have Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Pennsyltucky in the middle.  Well folks, some living in the Pennsyltucky part of Pennsylvania seem to be pissed off about the flag going down.  To be fair, some people claim that a sliver…

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Report: The Sad State of Pennsylvania’s Demockracy

Report: The Sad State of Pennsylvania’s Demockracy Tides go in, tides go out, and demockracy in Pennsylvania is in a sad state of affairs. Yesterday, the Center For American Progress released a report showing that Pennsylvania is failing it’s people when it comes to voter access to the polls, the people’s influence on our government and…

Enbridge Stuffs Provision into Wisconsin Budget to Expedite Controversial Piece of “Keystone XL Clone”

Enbridge Stuffs Provision into Wisconsin Budget to Expedite Controversial Piece of “Keystone XL Clone” 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. On Thursday,…