You Can Only Win if You Fight: Walmart Will Raise Wages to $10 by Next Year After several years of increasing pressure by Walmart workers across the country, Walmart announced today that it would begin paying workers at least $10/hour by next year. According to a new fact-sheet issued to Walmart workers, the company will increase…
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Hold Press Conference on Climate Change Without the Press Happening right now, Greg Vitali and Steve McCarter are holding a press conference on climate change, but no press is here.
Tom Wolf Signs the Death Warrants. Not John Taylor, Gene Yaw, Seth Williams or Others Who Get Hard On’s for Killing People
Tom Wolf Signs the Death Warrants. Not John Taylor, Gene Yaw, Seth Williams or Others Who Get Hard On’s for Killing People The law and order contingent of the democratic party and the authoritarian Republican wings who have wet dreams when it comes to killing people (John Taylor, Gene Yaw and others) are pretty pissed off about…
Video: Rob McCord Not Answering Questions on Plea Deal Asked About Lunch Arrangements and Sympathy for the Media
Video: Rob McCord Not Answering Questions on Plea Deal Asked About Lunch Arrangements and Sympathy for the Media After pleading guilty for shaking down political donors, former State Treasure Rob McCord walked out of the Harrisburg Federal Building. Not taking questions on what happened inside, reporters then proceeded to ask”where was he going for lunch” and…
Is SRC Chair Bill Green Drunk, a Drunk or Really Pissed at Helen Gym? Hmmmmmm
BREAKING: Oil Bomb Blows Up in West Virginia, Car Falls into River and Evacuations Surrounding Accident
BREAKING: Oil Bomb Blows Up in West Virginia, Car Falls into River and Evacuations Surrounding Accident Just under an hour ago, an oil bomb carrying crude oil blew up in Fayette County. Evacuations are underway and reports are that a car has fallen into a local river causing an oil spill. //storify.com/seankitchen/oil-bomb-explodes-in-west-virginia/embed?border=false[View the story “Oil Bomb Explodes…
Family Values at Work? You Bet! Rick Talks with Ellen Bravo, Director of Family Values @ Work Consortium | February 12, 2015 Ellen Bravo, Executive Director of Family Values@Work joins Rick to talk about the movement to give workers paid sick days so they can stay home when they are sick and not fear losing their…
Philadelphia Bakery Owner, Amy Edelman, Tells Rick Smith Why We Need to Increase Minimum Wage | February 12, 2015 Amy Edelman, co-owner the Night Kitchen Bakery in Philadelphia and a member of Businesses for a Fair Wage…
Why We Need to Defend Net Neutrality: Rick Smith Talks with Craig Harrington from Media Matters for America | February 12, 2015 Craig Harrington, Researcher at Media Matter for America talks about the importance of Net Neutrality.
Why You Shouldn’t Be Surprised About Governor Wolf Introducing Himself to Legislators
Why You Shouldn’t Be Surprised About Governor Wolf Introducing Himself to Legislators In the month since moving to Harrisburg to work for the Rick Smith Show and blog for the Raging Chicken Press, I have had established my niche in a couple of neighborhood bars, and you should not be surprised about today’s Philadelphia Inquirer articleon the new governor because…
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