http://phillyimc.org/en/features_rss Philly IMC Newswire RSS en http://phillyimc.org/en/why-dont-they-ever-do-something-about-it http://phillyimc.org/files/imagecache/story/files/SOWHYDONTTHEYEVERDOSOMETHING_ABOUTIT.jpg http://phillyimc.org/en/why-dont-they-ever-do-something-about-it In our country right now there are basically only two political parties we are allowed to choose from. Sure, we are supposed to be able to choose from whomever we want. When challenged on it, representatives from either of those only two parties will typically say, “people can choose whatever party they would like.” But, that's like all those in positions of power during the late 1960's and 1970's saying, “people of color and women can do anything male non-people of color do.” Yes, after Jim Crowe had been mostly dismantled, and the push to adopt the ERA helped change attitudes towards women's rights nationwide, the door had been cracked and people that were not white males, were supposed to be admitted to any place or position as any Americans available. But the bigotry in our nation was alive and well. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:03 -0400 Sudhama http://phillyimc.org/en/philly-youth-taking-charge-their-future-together-cheri-honkala I've never been to Detroit, but I imagine Philadelphia's West Kensington neighborhood is a lot like it. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:59:30 -0400 RichardKanePA http://phillyimc.org/en/one-michigan-district-fires-all-teachers-closes-every-school Another public school within the Michigan district shuts its doors due to lack of public funding. Tue, 21 May 2013 05:42:22 -0400 JohnAppleby http://phillyimc.org/en/michigan-district-fires-all-teachers-closes-every-school A funding crisis caused the Buena Vista School District to close its schools for the rest of the year—and perhaps permanently. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:56 -0400 http://phillyimc.org/en/assad-syria-transition-talks-are-internal-matter Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won't step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country's politics, raising new doubts about a U.S-Russian effort to get Assad and his opponents to negotiate an end to the country's civil war. Sun, 19 May 2013 03:07:13 -0400 boxoonao http://phillyimc.org/en/drone-pilots-expose-politicians-lies Our elected and unelected officials tell us that drone strikes target top level enemies of the United States who are imminent threats to us, and that killing innocent people is avoided altogether or minimized. Congressional hearings, with a couple of excellent exceptions, question outside academics about the legality of this purported strategy. The Obama administration declines to send any witnesses. Sat, 18 May 2013 23:20:13 -0400 http://phillyimc.org/en/global-warming-consensus-we-can-haz-it http://phillyimc.org/files/imagecache/story/files/C02_TCP_social_media_image_97-590x590.jpg http://phillyimc.org/en/global-warming-consensus-we-can-haz-it An important study has just been published1 examining the level of consensus among scientists about climate change. The issue at hand is this: What is the level of agreement in the scientific community about the reality of climate change and about the human role in climate change? Sat, 18 May 2013 09:27:46 -0400 http://phillyimc.org/en/time-rethink-guns-and-pot-light-success-seat-belts-and-cut-backs-tobacco-use Some causes tend to be slowly successful as more and more people fasten their seat belts, others are going backward as ever more people drive while on the phone, or traffic in cocaine. Gruesome ads cut down on tobacco and methamphetamine ie speed. Fri, 10 May 2013 01:46:03 -0400 RichardKanePA http://phillyimc.org/en/american-militarism-part-two-charles-krauthammer Rather than accept blame for mistakes and policy recommendations in support of the Bush administration's invasion of Iraq, neoconservative Charles Krauthammer now attempts to shift blame to President Obama. Thu, 09 May 2013 09:36:53 -0400 Walter Uhler http://phillyimc.org/en/she-went-there-elizabeth-warren-proposes-offering-college-students-same-interest-rates-banks There is no buyer’s remorse over supporting Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Awesome), who has shown herself to be a champion for the middle class. Republicans and Democrats feared/fear her, but she scares the hell out of bankstas even more. Senator Warren is calling for students to be able to borrow at the same rates as the nation’s biggest banks. Yes, she went there. Wed, 08 May 2013 20:12:17 -0400