Protests
WATCH: Philadelphia Reacts to Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
UPDATE, 9:15 p.m.: The Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown last summer will not face charges in the case, a grand jury has determined. […]
Baggage Handlers Picket at PHL Airport
#picketline #PHLstrike #hyperlapse #PHL #Philly #Philadelphia #povertydoesntfly #goodairports #1u #PrimeFlight A video posted by 32BJ SEIU (@32bjseiu) on Nov 11, 2014 at 9:32am PST A […]
WATCH: New Video Shows SRC Member Telling Kids They Are “Probably in Failing Schools”
A new video of a member of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission clearly shows her telling protesting students that they are “probably in failing schools.” […]
23 Best Signs From the Philadelphia Teachers’ Protest
Thousands of teachers jammed Broad Street before a meeting of the School Reform Commission late Thursday afternoon, protesting the SRC’s unilateral cancellation of teachers’ contracts […]
Students: School Reform Commission Member Told Us ‘You Belong in Jail’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq7jL0E8d-U Philadelphia School Reform Commission member Sylvia Simms lashed out at student protesters at a movie screening last night. As seen in the above video […]
Anti-Abortion Group to Broadcast Videos of Abortions on Independence Mall
Images of bloody, dead fetuses will be projected on a 10 foot by 12 foot screen at Independence Mall on Friday, as part of an […]
11 Arrested at Downtown McDonald’s Protest
Demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage for the workers at the fast food restaurant, protesters blocked traffic outside the McDonald’s at Broad and Arch in Center […]
“Wannabe” Anarchists Taunt Police in West Philly
A pack of what some are calling “trust fund anarchists” crashed a peaceful Ferguson rally in Clark Park Saturday evening, then tried (and failed) to goad […]
Ferguson Protest: Tourists Pose With “Dead” Teen at LOVE Park
On Saturday afternoon, Juilliard theater student Lee Edward Colston and Carver High School of Engineering and Science graduate Keith Wallace, among others, staged a silent […]
Philly Fast Food Workers Rally for Higher Wages
Except for the Dunkin Donuts in The Gallery — the greatest Dunkin Donuts in all of Philadelphia — fast food service is notoriously awful. But the […]
Chris Christie Spars with Audience at Town Hall-Style Meeting
You’re not going to believe this, but Chris Christie argued with audience members at a town hall-style meeting in Middlesex County last night. The Inquirer’s […]
PHOTOS: The LOVE Park Trayvon Martin Rally
On Sunday, Philadelphians gathered throughout the course of the day at LOVE Park to voice their anger about the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. […]
First Lady Michelle Obama Has the Right to Defend Herself
There was a considerable amount of copy last week devoted to the story of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Heckler. Ellen Sturtz, the heckler, […]
Pro-Life Activist, Old Enough to Be Your Grandmother, Attacked Outside Planned Parenthood
NBC Philadelphia reports: “Rae Stabosz, of Newark, who is pro-life, prays every week outside the Planned Parenthood. She was in the middle of a prayer […]
Revolution Stalled: Mubarak Guilty Verdict Overturned
If Tahrir Square isn’t humming already, it will be soon. Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, sentenced to life in prison last June for authorizing the […]