Ben Sears
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Politics
Keystone State legislator ramps up single-payer health care struggle
July 31, 2017Pennsylvania state Rep. Pamela DiLissio says a system driven by insurance companies will never meet citizens’ needs. Only single-payer health care can.
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U.S.
Long time civil rights lawyer wins Democratic nomination for Philly district attorney
May 23, 2017Krasner told supporters that he shared their vision of a “criminal justice system that makes things better, that is based on preventing crime and building up society rather than tearing it apart.”
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Rally at Mother Bethel challenges Trump agenda
January 17, 2017The march and rally was organized by the MLK Dare Coalition, and had broad sponsorship.
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Politics
Keystone State Senate race draws big money
November 2, 2016Democrat Katie McGinty has called for public investment in K-12 education and in rebuilding Pennsylvania’s aging infrastructure.
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World
NATO games 2016: War machine slipping under the radar?
July 7, 2016NATO recently wrapped up the largest war games in Eastern Europe since World War II. Some say the alliance's actions are pushing Europe toward a new Cold War.
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U.S.
Democracy Spring kicks off in Philly
April 4, 2016Activists have begun a march that they say will culminate with a massive civil disobedience action in the nation's capital.
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U.S.
Philly coalition presses the fight for public schools, resists charter blitz
January 11, 2016The fight to save and improve the city of Philadelphia's public schools has a long history.
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Labor
SEIU members: “When we fight, we win!”
October 2, 2015They came from cities up and down the East Coast to show their unity and support for each other in ongoing contract struggles.
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