Tag: Philadelphia
72 Philadelphia cops placed on administrative leave for racist social media...
The Philadelphia police commissioner announced Wednesday that 72 officers have been placed on desk duty as an investigation into racist and bigoted...
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 30, 2018
California wildfires rage, Philadelphia refuses to share information with ICE, Koch brothers turn on Trump, and more.
As the Eagles soar, Trump gets Sore
These brave athletes, representing the city where the U.S. Constitution was drafted, have an important civics lesson for President Trump.
Mumia seeks to show top state judge doubled as prosecutor and...
Philly cops get priority courtroom seats.
Former District Attorney sentenced to prison for accepting bribes
“Mr. Williams talked a good game. Unfortunately, ‘talk’ is all it was. In reality, he gamed the system.”
The progressive movement just scored a huge win in Philly’s DA...
Larry Krasner’s victory was a referendum on Trump as well as on a whole host of issues that predate the president: immigrant rights, the war on drugs and mass incarceration.
Philadelphia cop arrested on animal cruelty charges
Long has been suspended by Police Commissioner Richard Ross for thirty days with the intent to dismiss.
Critical Global Challenges: Dems in Philly Fall Short
Philly demonstrated that, as of now, the Democrats lack the vision and will to surmount the major challenges of our times which, most simply, require choosing people over corporations.
NationofChange LIVE at the Democratic Convention
NationofChange is on the ground at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Passes Paid Sick-Leave Law
Philadelphia City Council approved a bill on Thursday that mandates companies with 10 or more employees to provide their workers the opportunity to earn up to five days’ paid sick leave. The mayor, who changed his position on the issue, announced he would sign it.
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US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
Watch the two thinkers talk about Raboteau’s book, which discusses the work of religious figures such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn
We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .
Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction
Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.
Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.