Philadelphia
19 arrested in attempt to stop school closings
March 8, 2013The mood was boisterous and upbeat as some 2,000 demonstrators massed outside Philadelphia School District headquarters in an attempt to stop threatened closing of nearly 30 public schools.
Read moreComcast arrests spotlight Occupy issues: fairness vs. big biz
November 7, 2011Nine Occupy Wall Street activists held a sit-in and were arrested at the Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia urging the giant cable company to pay its fair share.
Read moreA “Philly style” welcome: Cantor cancels appearance at Penn
October 24, 2011Cantor's appearance had been planned for 4:30, but the news came earlier in the day that the Congressman had cancelled when told that the general public would be admitted as well as Penn students.
Read moreSupreme Court says Mumia death sentence is unconstitutional
October 12, 2011Philadelphia prosecutors now have a choice of holding a new sentencing hearing or allowing the former Black Panther to serve a life sentence without parole.
Read morePhiladelphia says: Heal America, tax Wall Street
September 2, 2011Over 100 rallied outside the downtown office of Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., Sept. 1 to deliver the message.
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