May 10, 2016 By: JT Campbell On March 8, 2016, a new group came together in support of the Community Benefit Ordinance (CBO). It is petitioning Pittsburgh City Council to give the […]
Culture Watch: The Follies and Foibles of Democrats on the Campaign Trail
April 20, 2016 By Jo Tavener I was reminded of the huge gaps in my knowledge of the political game with the outcome of the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Here is what […]
Day of Action for a Livable Pittsburgh
April 6, 2016 On April 14th, working class people from across Pittsburgh are coming together for a day of action to call for an equitable, livable city for all. Workers from across […]
“You Can Change the World!”: Bill Nye Lecture
April 19th, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard I had the extraordinary opportunity to not only witness a lecture by Bill Nye at the University of Pittsburgh, but meet him as well. I never […]
Money (That’s What I Want + Earned)
April 19, 2016 By: Nijah Glenn Happy Equal Pay Day (Okay, so maybe it was on April 12th, my apologies)! Actually, it would be happy if equal pay was actually equal pay […]
Gentrification Gone Wrong- Interview With Filmmaker Chris Ivey
April 6, 2016 By: Nijah Glenn Local film documentarian Chris Ivey is the creator of East Of Liberty, which chronicled the very beginning of recent gentrification in East Liberty. I asked Chris […]
States Damage Higher Education, Create Punishing Student Debt
April 6, 2016 By: Neil Cosgrove The popularity among young people of Bernie Sanders’ proposals to fund tuition-free college education and student loan forgiveness is easy to understand, when we consider how […]
I’ll Tell You What Girls Want – What We Really, Really Want: Gender Bias in STEM To End
May 17, 2016 By: Nijah Gleen Hey hey hey hey everyone! If you’re reading this, Equal Pay Day for women has probably just passed in the last few weeks, and you’ve probably […]
Let’s Face It: The “War on Drugs” Was Never About the Drugs
May 17, 2016 By: Angelica Walker This infographic, based on the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, shows that white Americans are more likely than African Americans to have tried […]
ACJ Employees Face Moldy Workplace, Forced Overtime; Inmates Suffer
Angelica Walker May 16, 2016 Conditions inside the Allegheny County Jail are now so bad that even jail employees are coming forward with concerns. A corrections officer, who has chosen to remain […]
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