Protesters Occupy Trees in Battle Over ETC Pipeline
by Michael Bagdes-Canning Federal Marshals with automatic weapons and bullet proof vests. Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers dispatched to “keep people safe.” Something terrible must […]
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The Silent Majority: Photographing Donald Trump’s Rallies
By Robert Lee Bailey I just wanted to ignore Donald Trump’s campaign. Like so many other people, I thought it would fizzle out at some […]
URA Files Suspect Development Grant Without Consulting Residents
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article on August 29, 2015, revealing that one month earlier, on July 31, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh submitted […]
The “New” East Liberty
By Greg Godels The catchword is “gentrification”—the popular and relatively benign word for a process of displacement and neglect of poor and minority communities in […]
Preserving the Soul of Pittsburgh
By Ray Gerard Increasingly, concerned groups are pointing out that Pittsburgh’s development policies are having hugely negative effects on the very neighborhoods they’re supposedly developing. […]
Fighting for Public Transit and Equitable Communities
by Molly Nichols and Casy Stelitano Between 2007 and 2013, the Port Authority of Allegheny County was faced with a severe funding crisis and cut […]
Occupy and Political Dissent Treated as Terrorism
by Justin Karter Recent lawsuits have revealed the members of Occupy, anti-war activists and protesters are treated as “terrorists” by the F.B.I. and other law […]