Still time to derail the slots
Bryan Mercer
| Apr 29, 09

Over in the Inquirer Opinion section David McKenna got run for an insightful piece on next steps in the struggle against slots. Here it is below and the full article here>>.
 
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Far from being an economic windfall, casinos make problems worse.
By David McKenna
The casino express is chugging toward Philadelphia, and local politicians are greasing the rails.

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Philadelphians Challenge Foxwoods Plan: Demand Accountability from Planning Commission
desi.
| Apr 23, 09

In this short clip, Debbie Wei, Principal at F.A.C.T.S. Charter School in Chinatown, testifies in front of the City Planning Commission.

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"With the privatization of land comes the privatization of everything else" A letter from South Africa
milena velis
| Apr 16, 09

The following is an open letter from the South African Shackdweller's Movement that was recently published in The Nation magazine.
 

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UPDATED: No Casino Coalition Says 'Never' at our State's Capital
Helen Gym
| Apr 08, 09

Yesterday more than 70 Philadelphians headed to Harrisburg to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Hearing for what was supposed to be a "status update" on the Philadelphia casinos.

Instead, what many of us were greeted with was essentially an ambush - the announcement that Foxwoods used the status hearing to announce that they planned to move within a matter of months into the Strawbridge's building.

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Homeless in Tent City USA
Bryan Mercer
| Apr 07, 09

Homelessness is on the rise across the county. With tent cities springing up in a number of cities, and being forcably closed down.

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Gillen on lack of casino financing AND a pitch about April 8th casino hearings
Helen Gym
| Apr 02, 09

Last night at Philly For Change, Jethro Heiko from Casino Free Philadelphia and I made a pitch to Philly progressives about the importance of weighing in on the casino debate.

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Picture the Homeless Organize Rally and Building Occupation in East Harlem
Todd Wolfson
| Mar 31, 09

Last week in East Harlem Picture the Homeless(PTH) organized a rally and building takeover in East Harlem. Through the action members of PTH argued that New York City has more available housing units (24,000 apartments) then they do homeless people and the city could fix this problem.Check out the story at New York City's Indypendent

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Updates from the City From Below
MMP
| Mar 28, 09

The City From Below conference is taking place this weekend in Baltimore, MD. The conference comes together from the drive that the city is a crucial space for organizing for social change. The participants organize for the rights of the poor, working classes, immigrants, refugees and people of color to live in the city.

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Mayor Nutter's Vision for a World Class City
Bryan Mercer
| Mar 26, 09

Mayor Nutter spoke last week in front of the City Council to present his five year plan and budget for FY 2010. In this speech he laid out plans to raise taxes on working and poor people through property and sales tax increases.

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Abatements Unfair
mica
| Mar 21, 09

Friday, Jonathan Stein from Community Legal Services and a past member of the Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission got a letter to the editor published in the Philadelphia Inquirer calling for an end to Philadelphia's 10-year tax abatements for the "super-rich." The letter is reprinted below.
 

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