There is something disingenuous about Rep. Stephen Bloom’s (R., Cumberland) effort to “fix…our broken state government.” He, along with Sen. John Eichelberger (R., Blair) have expressed the desire to create a constitutional convention to improve governance in Pennsylvania. I certainly believe that our principal governing document needs improvement, but what assurance do we have that...
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Join POWER, Put People First and Tuesdays with Toomey to spook Pat Toomey and demand that our health care be treated as a human right! Tuesday, October 31st 12:20pm 200 Chestnut St The US Congress just passed a budget that guts Medicaid by $1 trillion, slashes Medicare by $500 billion, and leaves 9 Million...
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In this year’s election, Neighborhood Networks is endorsing Larry Krasner for District Attorney, and a “Slate of Eight” impressive Democratic candidates for Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Courts. Please be sure to vote for them on Election Day, November 7th. We also urge you to vote NO on the Ballot Question which would enable broadening the...
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THE TIME TO REMAKE THE PHILLY DEMOCRATIC PARTY INTO AN ENGINE OF PROGRESSIVE CHANGE IS NOW EACH OF US CAN PLAY A PART The Philadelphia Democratic Party is ineffective for so many reasons. Let us begin to count the ways: because it does not stand for anything, much less a progressive platform; because it endorses...
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At this month’s SRC meeting — Thursday, October 19th — we’ll be stepping up the pressure and saying that the SRC can’t operate with business as usual until they put on the agenda the vote to abolish the School Reform Commission. Join us at 4PM next Thursday, October 19th outside of the School District of...
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It’s just over a month until the 2017 election. The vast majority of Philadelphians will not vote in it. And that’s a big problem for all of us for at least three reasons. The first is the damage it can do to Larry Krasner and everything he stands for. Yes, Larry Krasner will (almost definitely)...
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