By Neil Cosgrove Some weeks ago, a letter-to-the-editor appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette attempting to debunk the claim “that only rich people and corporations benefit from a healthy stock market.” The writer […]
Die, Billionaire, Die: How Pittsburgh’s Oligarchs Still Control Us From the Grave
June 11, 2017 – By Ron Read Pittsburgh’s history is fraught with Romero-like oligarchs who have done terrible, unspeakable acts, but who are nonetheless still treated with reverence here in Pittsburgh. […]
A Budget from Hell
June 15, 2017 – By Michael Drohan On May 22, Donald Trump produced his Budget Proposal for 2018. If ever there was a statement that government is at the service of the […]
Bread for the World Lobby Day Review
June 28, 2017 – By Joyce Rothermel Currently in Washington, D.C, it’s budget season and the Trump administration has made it loud and clear they want to cut and structurally change SNAP […]
Single Payer Documentaries Available
May 19, 2017 – By Wien Norman Health Care is back in the headlines again. With the Republicans attempting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the news will be dominated […]
Another Defense of Planned Parenthood
June 30, 2017 – By Jacqueline Souza The constant legislative attack on women in the U.S. is not and never was about protecting family values, nor an attempt to shrink our national deficit […]
The Crisis of Energy Poverty
By Ishita Madan Energy poverty is defined as the phenomena in which someone spends over 10% of their annual income on energy related expenses, as opposed to middle and upper class homes […]
It’s Not A Crime To Be Hungry
June 22, 2017 By Michael Calhoun In a time of technological marvels and scientific breakthroughs that promise to radically alter the world as we know it, it’s surprising that we still consider […]
The 1892 Battle of Homestead: Actor Rylance Calls it “A Story Worthy Of Shakespeare”
May 3, 2017 By Lynne Squilla In 2003, Mark Rylance, world-respected Shakespearean actor and then-Artistic Director of the Globe Theater in London, was in Pittsburgh to perform “Twelfth Night.” He was also […]
The Tail Wagging the Dog
May 3, 2017 By Michael Drohan Review of Book: Makers and Takers:The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business by Rana Foroohar, Crown Business, NY, 2016. Economic inequality is a […]
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