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Pennsylvania measles outbreak reaches 890 cases with four deaths

Fewer than 1 percent of cases are among vaccinated people, and MMR doses given in the state ran well above a typical month in August and September.

How new SNAP restrictions could hit Greater Pittsburgh’s food access and...

Nearly 14,000 people in one Pittsburgh-area county could lose a benefit that’s long been considered one of the country’s most effective anti-poverty tools.

Philadelphia DA sues Musk’s PAC over alleged voter lottery, citing bribery...

America PAC, a super PAC funded by Musk, is offering $1 million daily to a registered voter in a swing state who signs a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments.

How Summer Lee’s landslide victory defies billionaire influence in politics

In a resounding rejection of billionaire-funded opposition, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee secures a primary win, highlighting a growing resistance against corporate and dark money in American politics.

University of Pennsylvania-led medical experiments harmed incarcerated women

Throughout the 1950s, ’60s, and into the early ’70s, Kligman and the University of Pennsylvania conducted tests on prisoners within the Philadelphia prison system to produce cosmetic and pharmaceutical items.

God on his Side? Doug Mastriano’s rise in Pennsylvania’s GOP gubernatorial...

Another extreme wing of the Republican Party is emerging, and it’s not all Trump.

Whistleblower claims dangerous defects in pipeline for Shell’s Pennsylvania plastics plant

The letter appears to be the first public reference to allegations that the Falcon pipeline's corrosion protection may be faulty.

Pennsylvania families exposed to unusually high levels of oil and gas...

“The commonwealth has a long relationship with extractive industry, but it is an abusive one. It is time to start planning a divorce.”

Investigation into chemical exposure from fracking in Pennsylvania provokes call for...

“Pennsylvania’s children should not be used as laboratory rats,” said biologist Sandra Steingraber, who called fracking “an uncontrolled human experiment” that involves “toxic exposures.”

Environmental groups oppose Shell request to increase air pollution limits for...

“[Particulate matter] is responsible for more deaths and sickness than any other air pollutant in the world.”

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Last Night’s “Blue Wave” Means Nothing if We Don’t Stop the NDAA

As taxpayers, we are funding our own endgame, but we don't have to.
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Corporations gave $737 million to super PACs in 2026 midterms

Crypto, online betting and AI interests supplied 53% of the total, and the $737.3 million is 60% above the 2024 presidential cycle, Public Citizen found.

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
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Montana passes Initiative 194, barring corporate election spending

The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.
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Judge rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

Justice Department appeals within hours; it has also asked Washington to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters and sued Alaska over its Senate race.