For those who are around next week, there’s a great event going on downtown March 12th.
Come out to Johnny Brenda’s, get involved with some local Philly politics, and enjoy the music of two of Philly’s up and coming bands this Wednesday. The event is a fund raiser for Anne Dicker, who is running for PA’s 1st [...]
Author Archives: Michael Gibaldi
Concert this Wednesday! Progressives for Anne Dicker with Philadelphia Slick and Monster Hands
March 12, 2008 – 2:54 pm
The Democratic Primaries Continue (to Pennsylvania!)
March 6, 2008 – 3:35 pm
What do Hillary Clinton’s victories ultimately mean? Aside for the delegate count, the abrupt halt to Obama’s momentum, and the fact that the candidates are coming to Pennsylvania now, I’ve been going back and forth on what a longer Democratic primary race means for the future (especially the general election this fall).McCain has officially [...]
Poverty in America
March 2, 2008 – 2:10 pm
I read an interesting op-ed in Monday’s New York Times by Paul Krugman. In it, Krugman cites and comments on an article from the Financial Times which reported on new research by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Among other conclusions, he describes that
[N]euroscientists have found that “many children growing up in very poor families with low social status [...]
The Democratic Party Isn’t Very Democratic
February 7, 2008 – 12:46 pm
I am a democrat for the same reasons that many of you reading this are- I believe in (most of) what the Democratic Party stands for and am confident that democratic leadership in government is best for the American people. But when I say I’m a democrat, I’m talking about the Democratic Party as a [...]
Why Edwards Still Matters
February 2, 2008 – 1:46 am
Super Tuesday is less than a week away, and the Democratic Party has taken one more step towards nominating its candidate for this November’s election. With John Edwards out as of Wednesday, last night’s debate in California was a head to head matchup between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. After a theatrical introduction at the Kodak [...]
