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Katie McGinty: Candidate for U.S. Congress
Katie McGinty (D), running for election as U.S. Senator for PA, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Pat Toomey: Candidate for U.S. Congress
Pat Toomey (R), running for re-election as U.S. Senator for PA, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
Mike Doyle: Candidate for U.S. Congress
Mike Doyle (D), running for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in PA’s 14th congressional district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny […]
Lenny McAllister: Candidate for U.S. Congress
Lenny McAllister (R), running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in PA’s 14th congressional district, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions.
Poverty in America: Hope for the future
The stories I have shared bring you up against the realities of the new Gilded Age. They’re the stories of the have-nots in an era in which we glamorize and […]
Just Harvest joins new Making Work Pay PA Coalition
Just Harvest has joined a group of 27 advocacy and direct service organizations from across Pennsylvania that are coming together to help working families.
Hunger Awareness Month: How does the restaurant industry keep people hungry?
Last month, I joined Pittsburgh fast food workers and economic justice activists on a 3am bus headed to the McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting in Chicago. Fast food workers and community […]
Fast food worker protests go worldwide in historic day of action
On May 15th, Just Harvest joined protesters in Pittsburgh in demanding a living wage and the right to unionize for fast food workers. These protests were part of a day […]
Local Senate Democrats say PA should focus on human services, Medicaid, and minimum wage
On the anniversary of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt’s birthday, Democratic legislators held a press conference to announce their priorities in upcoming budget negotiations. We were there as they called out Gov. […]
