The Philly Thorn
A weekly newsletter bringing you the latest local political news from the left in Philadelphia—a project by Philly DSA members.
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The ruling class (continually) strikes back
City News
- After a unified City Council blocked Mayor Parker’s attempt to tax rideshare and delivery apps, Parker retaliated by denying all Councilmembers’ budget requests, including a much needed request for additional staff at the Fai...
Democratic machine scrambling under fire from the left
City News
- The Wards that Work coalition, which includes Philly DSA, beat back the Democratic party machine last week, winning control of six neighborhood wards and electing over 300 neighborhood committee people in the process. To keep...
Parker tries to tax everyone except the rich, and fails
City News
- City Council handed Mayor Parker a major legislative defeat by rejecting her tax proposals which would have added a $1-charge to rideshares, a $0.25-charge on retail deliveries (e.g. Amazon and go puff), and the 6% tax on Air...
New regulations for data centers, same old problems for schools
City News
- The Philadelphia Board of Education approved a budget on Thursday with $225 million in cuts and will result in the loss of hundreds of positions. While City Council has made noise in opposition to the cuts and the closure of...
Results are in: Rabb wins, data centers lose!
City News
- Chris Rabb claimed a decisive victory in PA-3—he earned about 45 percent of the vote, while Street, his closest competitor, got less than 30 percent. The progressive wave that swept across Philadelphia was made possible becau...
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