#PABudget: GOP Drops 400 Page Pension Bill at 4:30 on Friday Before Mother’s Day; Vote Monday The wheels of De-mock-racy – or the conveyor belts inside the sausage factory – are beginning to warm up. Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman and the Republican Party dropped a 400 page pension reform bill at 4:30 PM on the Friday before Mother’s Day….
A Huge Day for Raging Chicken Press: 500,000 Page Views
A Huge Day for Raging Chicken Press: 500,000 Page Views It’s a big day for us at Raging Chicken Press. We’ve passed yet another milestone: 500,000 page views since we first started back in July 2011. I don’t think I imagined this site would have grown so much in such a short period of time. I…
#BaltimoreUprising: School Teacher Ditches Lesson Plan and Gives Students Class on Social Justice and Freddie Gray
#BaltimoreUprising: School Teacher Ditches Lesson Plan and Gives Students Class on Social Justice and Freddie Gray On yesterday’s program, Steven Singer, 8th grade school teacher from western Pennsylvania and member of the Badass Teachers Association, joined Rick to talk about how Pennsylvania Republicans are attacking teachers during Teachers Appreciation Week and what he did when his…
#RaiseTheWage: Industry Group Uses Inner City Poverty, Crime and Youth Unemployment As Excuses to NOT Raise the Minimum Wage
#RaiseTheWage: Industry Group Uses Inner City Poverty, Crime and Youth Unemployment As Excuses to NOT Raise the Minimum Wage Knowing that an increase in the minimum wage in Pennsylvania is likely and probably imminent, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry went beyond scraping at the bottom of the barrel to chiseling their way through the…
Former Cop Turned Pennsylvania Lawmaker Has (Somewhat) Racially Charged Facebook Photo & It’s a Dozy
Former Cop Turned Pennsylvania Lawmaker Has (Somewhat) Racially Charged Facebook Photo & It’s a Dozy Retweet from Rep. Vereb’s twitter account. Last week was a banner week for Pennsylvania Republcians when it came to itchy twitter fingers and making extremely stupid statements on the Baltimore Rebellion. State Representative Stephen Bloom got the ball rollingby blaming the…
In Whose Best Interest? The Ethics Surrounding the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Lawsuit
Editor’s Note: Another awesome post from the wonderful world of Virally Suppressed: Muckraking for the Modern World out of Cincinnati, OH. This article was originally posted by Drew Gibson on Virally Suppressed. After you read this, head on over to Virally Suppressed and let Drew know that Raging Chicken Press sent you! And, while you’re at it, follow Virally Suppressed…
Oh No! Bruce Jenner Identifies as a Woman! Get Over It, America
Oh No! Bruce Jenner Identifies as a Woman! Get Over It, America Bruce Jenner, who has blown up the Internet regarding his* gender identity, has finally admitted that he does identify as a women on his highly anticipated interview with Diane Sawyer. He said, “I’ve been thinking about this day forever and what I should do…
Baltimore Events Troubling But Not Surprising
Baltimore Events Troubling But Not Surprising Op-Ed by PA State Representative Jordan Harris (D-Philly) The events of Baltimore are troubling but not at all surprising. Let me first say that as a rule I do not support or condone acts of violence, against people or property. I believe that reason and intellect usually help all of us find…
Urgent Call to Help Students Going Hungry at Kutztown University
Urgent Call to Help Students Going Hungry at Kutztown University Last week Leah Cassellia, Director of the Office of Student Involvement at Kutztown University sent out an email calling for faculty and staff support for student-led project to address food insecurity among students by opening a food pantry on campus. According to Cassellia, the seventeen students…
Urgency of Raising the Minimum Wage: An Interview with Drew Mattei of 15Now
Urgency of Raising the Minimum Wage: An Interview with Drew Mattei of 15Now Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared over at Lehigh Valley Vanguard, a new progressive visual and literary publication based out of Easton, PA. Marlana Eck is the founder and Editor of the Lehigh Valley Vanguard. Be sure to check out their full site and give…
Juicy Pumpkin Juice 