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Since the nation’s earliest days, Pennsylvania has in many ways been at the center of the action.
Conservatives are planning to slash the health care plans that millions of low-income and senior Americans rely on.
“Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) have been the scourge of ordinary citizens who dared to take a public stance for far too long,” writes Civil Rights Lawyer Garen Meguerian. This historic legislation changes that.
The Conversation Politics Editor Naomi Schalit spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger to provide insights from his study of political violence and assassinations.
The often-times toxic and xenophobic political rhetoric around immigration – as well as public policies that create fear or confusion about how medical care could affect immigration status – discourage immigrants from seeking medical attention, a phenomenon described as the chilling effect.
Public libraries promote literacy, fight poverty, and enrich our lives. It’s up to us to protect them from political attacks.
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“We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless — if the left allows it to be,” warned Project 2025 architect and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
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