Allegheny Independent Media

Allegheny Independent Media

Houston, TX: A Hotbed of Conservative Facebook Activity?

If one clicks on the number of likes for a Facebook page one will see statistics for that page: the number talking about the page, the total number of likes, and the number of new page likes.  Below are statistics obtained from the desktop version of Sarah Palin’s page (the one where she started theContinue reading “Houston, TX: A Hotbed of Conservative Facebook Activity?”

Using the Disabled as a Prop for a Larger Racist Global Agenda

Your browser does not support iframes. Rick Santorum, Glenn Beck and the right made an effort to show that they can still flex their muscle now that the election is over by campaigning against the UN treaty on the Disabled which failed yesterday in the US Senate to make the needed two thirds majority ofContinue reading “Using the Disabled as a Prop for a Larger Racist Global Agenda”

Pitt & PSU going private: Shifting the Tax Burden to College Families & A Bigger Story Than the Pitt Bomb Threats & Joe Paterno

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, in his zeal to hold the line on taxes, is requiring even more cuts in higher education which are forcing the state related universities (Pitt, Penn State, Temple, and Lincoln) to consider going private which would mean a drastic rise in tuition (Carnegie Mellon charges about $50,000/year for tuition room andContinue reading “Pitt & PSU going private: Shifting the Tax Burden to College Families & A Bigger Story Than the Pitt Bomb Threats & Joe Paterno”