Tag: Philadelphia
Philadelphia strike ends: Race & inequality at center of municipal workers’...
Growing piles of trash on the streets of Philadelphia brought the strike into clear view for city residents.
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.
Philadelphia police commissioner confirms officer will be fired after fatally shooting...
"As we continue to investigate the police-involved shooting of a 12-year-old boy, @PPDCommish is taking direct action to suspend the shooting officer, with the intent to dismiss after 30 days due to violations of PPD’s Use of Force directive."
Black mom swarmed & beaten by Philly riot police with toddler...
“The police have not offered an explanation as to why they acted the way they did that night. They responded instead with a police investigation into Rickia.”
It may not be sunny in Philadelphia, but the town’s not...
There is widespread anger at the police for this latest police killing, and calls for an end to police using weapons to deal with mentally ill persons, but Philadelphia is not ablaze or in chaos.
Former Philadelphia city employee pleads guilty to public corruption charges
“This case is one of a bad actor who abused his position and took advantage of the system for his own personal gain.”
Philadelphia DA vows to arrest federal officers if they assault protestors
“Anyone, including federal law enforcement, who unlawfully assaults and kidnaps people will face criminal charges from my office.”
Philly SWAT cop charged with assault for pepper-spraying kneeling protesters on...
“The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office will not make excuses for crimes committed by law enforcement that demean the democratic freedoms so many Americans have fought and died to preserve.”
Former Philadelphia judge of elections convicted on bribery charges
Domenick DeMuro received multiple bribes from an unidentified political consultant working on behalf of several candidates in exchange for stuffing the ballot boxes with fraudulent votes.
Philadelphia domestic workers win a new bill of rights
"I deserve to be respected at my workplace - which is others' home - and to receive the same rights and protections that other workers receive."
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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Supreme Court rulings and new Southern maps intensify battle over Black voting power before...
A series of redistricting fights in Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia is reshaping the struggle over voting rights and congressional control as critics warn that recent Supreme Court decisions are accelerating the erosion of protections for Black voters.
The electric car is the only winner in the latest Iran war
The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum.
The US-China tech race, resource wars, and the cost of militarization
Over the past decade, a steady and well-funded campaign has convinced the general public that China is the greatest threat to the safety and security of the American people.
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?