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Posts Tagged ‘ pennsylvania ’

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners: A “New” Rumpelstiltskin Tries to Cash in on the Last Gasp of Industrialized Extraction

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March 16, 2013
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1. The Magical Thinking of Richard Kinder-Stiltskin: Resources versus Reserves If ever an extraction corporation epitomized the spirit of 16th century philosopher Francis Bacon, it is surely Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMEP). But this isn’t merely because their record of fossil fuel transport and export rivals the company from which KMEP derives its major players—ENRON—for...
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Revolution or Sequestration?

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March 16, 2013
Chalk Face Circle

Editor’s Note: This is the first of what I hope to be many cross-posts by Timothy Slekar and other folks @ the chalk face. @ the chalk face endeavors to establish an alternative space to discuss education reform from an entirely progressive perspective. Check out their main blog, their weekly radio show on Blog Talk...
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A Thank You from Wendy Lee

Editor’s note: The amazing Wendy Lee. Wendy has been with Raging Chicken Press right from the start. Any reader of “the Chicken” knows of Wendy’s fearless and unyielding work to stop the fracking industry. I can think of no one who better represents the spirit of what we set out to do when we...
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Millersville U Commencement Speaker Controversy: It’s About Self-Respect

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March 13, 2013

Editor’s note: a version of this article was originally posted on the AAUP’s Academe Blog. Academe Blog is a production of Academe magazine, and focuses on issues in higher education. The blog and Academe are published by the American Association of University Professors, but opinions published in them do not necessarily represent the policies of the AAUP. Check out their...
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Gov. Corbett to Give Commencement Address at Millersville University?

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  When Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2011, one of his first orders of business was to propose a 50% cut in funding for the PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). By the time the budget was approved, legislators reduced the cut to “only” 20%. In his 2012, budget address Corbett sought...
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Privateers Hack Post-Gazette Poll

A review of a recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette online poll on Gov. Corbett’s scheme to dismantle the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) showed that hackers who favor privatization had skewed the results. “We demonstrated that the poll was being rigged. The privateers are so desperate that they are now hacking media polls. They’re losing on...
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McDonalds Exploited J-1 Students Walk Off the Job (Video + Photos)

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video from Sean Kitchen of Raging Chicken Press.  You can find his story here. UPDATED – 3/7/2013 5:10 am (photos)   “Photos of J-1 student walkout in protest of exploitative working conditions at Camp Hill, PA McDonalds.” From J-1 Student Strike, posted by Raging Chicken Press on 3/06/2013 (13 items) PA Progressive Summit first...
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The Persistence of Crisis @ Kutztown U: Work Harder or Fight Back

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March 6, 2013
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Editor’s Note: I published a version of this article on AAUP’s Academe Blog earlier today. Check them out and give them some love.  At my monthly department meeting yesterday, the department’s representative to our University Senate gave his report on their last meeting. As part of his report, he told us some of the...
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International J-1 Students Walk Off Job at McDonald’s Due to Exploitative Working Conditions

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March 6, 2013
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One would think that someone working more than 8 hours a day would be compensated fairly 127 years after the Haymarket Affair and one would think that packing workers into slums, dormitories or basements would have been settled 106 years after Upton Sinclair released The Jungle, but for many living in this country these...
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Rick Smith Files | Coordinated Attack by the Rich Continues: The No Rights At Work Edition

Rick Smith breaks down the coming “No Rights at Work” agenda across the nation. It’s headed to PA folks. PA Representative and right-wing extremist Daryl Metcalfe and his travelling side show have unveiled the beautifully titled “Open Workforce Initiative.” Who could be against that, right? Hell, you don’t even need to read the legislation with a name like that, right? Wake up folks, these Republicans and looking to strip away your rights and break the back of organized labor in Pennsylvania. Check out this segment from the Rick Smith Show. Rick breaks down the No Rights as Work agenda better than anyone around.

 

 



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