In the fight against displacement and gentrification the Harlem Anti-Displacement Task Force held it's 3rd Annual March.

Over on the Opinion pages of the Philadelphia Inquirer Paul Boni wrote a great article on recent developments with casinos in the city. The state legislature and governor have recently passed some major actions that give more power to casinos and increases their harmful effects. Read below for the run down.
 
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Bill gives casinos all of the cards
 
By Paul Boni

The U.S. health care debate, with the public option used as a bargaining giveaway, reflects the perilous state of the public sector in America. It seems likely that Democrats will soon pass a health care “reform” bill that locks in the current privatized system, even going so far as to create what amounts to a mandatory “private tax” that helps insurance companies make even greater profits at the expense of people's health security.
 

In the beginning of Decemeber the Coalition to Save the Libraries celebrated its one year anniversary. Through interviews with five coalition memebrs, this audio piece tells part of the story of how the Coalition was successful in keeping all of Philadelphia's libraries open and the work that has followed that initial victory. Although all of the libraries are still open, budget cuts have resulted in random closures and an overall decrease in open hours in neighborhood branches.