Tag: maryland
‘Inconvenient Truth’: Without ‘Bold Measures’ the Chesapeake Bay Is in Dire Trouble (Pt 1/2)
Leading Bay activists take on Big Ag, developers, politicians and establishment environmental orgs, warning the Bay is dying while they’re talking Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/inconvenient-truth-without-bold-measures-the-chesapeake-bay-is-in-dire-trouble…
$15 Minimum Wage: Job Killer or Path Out of Poverty?
Gov. Larry Hogan says a $15 minimum wage in Maryland could cost the state 100,000 jobs, but economists say raising low wages could benefit half…
Will “Tough on Crime” Policies Fuel Mass Incarceration?
As three of the most powerful men in Maryland vow to crack down on repeat violent offenders, community advocates question their plans to address the…
If you ran your city in the interest of the majority, what would you do?
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‘Inconvenient Truth’: Without ‘Bold Measures’ the Chesapeake Bay Is in Dire Trouble (Pt 2/2)
Leading Bay activists take on Big Ag, developers, politicians and establishment environmental orgs, warning the Bay is dying while they’re talking Watch full series https://therealnews.com/series/inconvenient-truth-without-bold-measures-the-chesapeake-bay-is-in-dire-trouble…
Most US Coal Ash Sites are Contaminating Nearby Groundwater
Coal ash is contaminating water across the nation with toxic chemicals—and Maryland is home to to one of the most polluting sites, according to a…
Community Rallies To Defend Community Garden
The largest community garden in Baltimore is aiming to make Baltimore more sustainable and push the city toward zero-waste, but it is under threat of…
Maryland Becomes Sixth State to Adopt $15 Minimum Wage
Maryland’s legislature overrode Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of what critics describe as a watered-down minimum wage proposal Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Behind The Scenes Of A Baltimore Corruption Scandal
State Senator Jill Carter and investigative reporters Luke Broadwater and Fern Shen discuss how “Healthy Holly” has shaken up Baltimore politics and local elites Subscribe…
Scandal Grows But Baltimore Mayor Won’t Resign
City Council considers systemic reform in the wake of the “Health Holly” scandal ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes…
Students, Residents Protest Johns Hopkins ICE Contracts and Private Police
As student occupation continues, professors join in calls for the university to abandon plan for armed police Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Baltimore City Hall and Mayor’s Homes Raided By FBI
A scandal engulfing Mayor Catherine Pugh and many associates expands with federal involvement as calls for systemic change grows Subscribe to our page and support…
We Can’t Be the Best Students if We’re Not Put in the Proper Environment
Students, parents, and the ACLU and NAACP-LDF are suing Maryland for under-funding Baltimore’s majority black school district Subscribe to our page and support our work…
Hundreds Protest Immigration Raids Ahead of Democratic Debate
In Baltimore hundreds rallied against threatened immigration raids by the Trump Administration, and called on Democratic candidates to take a humane approach to the immigrants…
