York Residents and School Board Members Have One Demand for Governor Wolf

York Residents and School Board Members Have One Demand for Governor Wolf Authors Note: This story was originally posted to the Rick Smith Show, where I am working as a producer and capitol correspondent for the Rick Smith Show.  Show some support by travelling over to the Rick Smith Show website, where we’ll have continuing coverage on the…

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Rick Smith Interviews Steve Herzenberg, Exec. Dir. Keystone Research Center on the Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage | January 28, 2015 Dr. Steve Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center focuses on what raising the minimum wage could do for Pennsylvania workers and the economy and talk about the competing plans that have the…

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Rick Smith Talks with Phila Back about the Ultimate Corporate Power Grab – TPP | January 28, 2015 Phila Back joins Rick to talk trade and why giving President Obama Fast Track Authority is a bad deal for workers, consumers, and the nation. Listen to Phila’s interview HERE

Rick Smith Talks with Clovis Gallon, York City School District Educator, about Right-Wing Attempts to Privatize City Schools | January 28, 2015 Clovis Gallon, Educator in the York City School District, parent, and union member talks about today’s rally against privatizing the York City School District. Listen to Clovis’s interview HERE

Labor Attorney Irwin Aronson Talks with Rick Smith about Gov. Wolf’s Recall of Corbett Lame Duck Appointments and More | January 28, 2015 Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to talk about the decision by Governor Tom Wolf to recall numerous last-minute appointments made by exiting Governor Tom Corbett.

Goldwater Runs Deep: The 1964 Republican National Convention & The Rise of Conservative Extremism

Goldwater Runs Deep: The 1964 Republican National Convention & The Rise of Conservative Extremism 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…

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Raging Chicken Press Welcomes Elizabeth Crews as Our Spring 2015 Intern! Editor’s Note: This spring Raging Chicken Press has an intern who will be getting some hands-on experience doing activist media.

Tim Slekar, educator and education activist joins Rick to talk about the OPT OUT movement and why… Tim Slekar, educator and education activist joins Rick to talk about the OPT OUT movement…

Rick Smith Talks with Donna Cooper, Executive Director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth, about PA House Leader Mike Turzai’s Attempt to Bully Philly to Sell the Gas Works | January 27, 2015 Donna Cooper, executive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth joins Rick to talk about the latest outrageous strong-arm tactic being…

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