April 28, 2017 By Gabriel McMorland After weeks of pressure from constituents, including two rallies outside his office and phone calls from hundreds of voters in his district, Pennsylvania State Representative Dom […]
April 27, 2017 By Marni Fritz On Friday, March 31st, activists and community members attended the Port Authority board meeting to address their concerns regarding the new Proof of Payment on the […]
April 27, 2017 By Haider Ali Hamoudi The public outcry over the Trump Administration’s travel ban directed against citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries has largely subsided. While this is understandable, […]
April 11, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman I attended Pittsburgh Public Schools from kindergarten through high school, and it was an honor to do so. I loved being surrounded by vibrant, talented young […]
March 16, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza This week, the 2017 SXSW Film Festival was held in Austin, Texas, where a variety of independent movies and documentaries premiered on-screen for the first time. […]
March 18, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza Veganism is a microculture that has garnered a significant amount of attention in recent years. Vegetarians account for roughly three percent of the U.S. adult population, […]
March 8, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza That’s how many days have passed since the citizens of Flint, Michigan have had clean drinking water. (Published in print on March 1, 2017) In April […]
March 7, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman and Marni Fritz In solidarity with the January 21st Women’s March in D.C., sister marches began popping up in cities across the country. Here in Pittsburgh, […]
March 6, 2017 By Ellen Wilson “The burning of fossil fuels,” says Wanda Guthrie, “has led to the emergence of corporations that have become so wealthy and powerful that the control, extraction, […]
March 6, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Controversy has surrounded Pittsburgh being named America’s “most livable city” ever since the town proudly claimed the title. The same city that displaced thousands of Black […]
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