Nigro talks to Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his work documenting world-changing stories, from Occupy Wall Street to Standing Rock, Charlottesville to Jan. 6th, France’s Yellow Vest Protests to Ukraine War, and most recently LA’s anti-ICE protests which he reported for the Beacon.
The author of “The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy” joins Editor Cyril Mychalejko on this week’s episode of The Signal.
Editor Cyril Mychalejko speaks with PA State Rep. Kenyatta about the future of the Democratic Party.
In addition to being a local activist and Democratic Committee Person, she’s also a children’s musician, author, teacher, designer, and proud mother of a trans son.
The geneticist and internationally recognized anti-racism educator’s book “weaves together history, current affairs, and cutting-edge science to break down how genetic concepts are misused and how we can approach scientific evidence in a socially responsible way.”
Editor Cyril Mychalejko’s conversation with the head of the New Pennsylvania Project also touches on Civil Rights history, the importance of this year’s statewide judicial elections, and anti-democratic legislation like the SAVE Act.
Weiss speaks about her new book “Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools That Built the Civil Rights Movement,” which comes out March 4.
Downer, who recently stepped down as president of the local NAACP, reflects on her life in Bucks County, from when the Klu Klux Klan were burning crosses in Linconia where she grew up to when white conservative Pennridge parents objected to Black authors being included in curriculum.
Learn about the role Christian nationalism and the Christian right play in this broader, and ascendent authoritarian and fascist movement that has democracy in its crosshairs – both in the U.S. and abroad.
“Head Start has been called one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in American history and continuing this comprehensive program is a reason for hope,” said Adam Clark, region advocacy coordinator for Pennsylvania State Education Association.
“This bill would allow you to set aside any state law, you could pollute the air as much as you want, you could pollute the water as much as you want, you could do anything essentially that you wanted that would ordinarily violate the law,” said former Secretary for PA’s Department of Environmental Protection David Hess.
Look for ruby red strawberries and tomatoes, rich leafy greens, carefully crafted coffee, artisan breads, cupcakes, cookies, granola, field-grown flowers, local honey, and more at Bucks County’s farmers market offerings.
At town halls across Pennsylvania, rank-and-file Democrats and allied progressive groups are inviting Conor Lamb, a former U.S Congressman who voters rejected in May 2022 when he ran against Fetterman in the Senate primary. Now he is serving as a stand-in for the embattled Senator.
Senate Bill 780 will effectively ban people from sleeping outside, even if they have no other shelter available to them, and fines municipalities that don’t comply.
