Politics & Policy
Why Romney should and will lose
First, Mitt Romney is a two-faced opportunist, who told Massachusetts voters they should elect him governor because he’s pro-choice ...
13 years ago
Can the fast-forward button rescue our electoral process?
So here’s my question: Could TiVo save American democracy? Could the digital video recorder rescue this presidential electio ...
13 years ago
Pa. lawmaker takes aim at online impersonators, but ACLU objects
A Pennsylvania lawmaker and the ACLU are locking horns over a bill that would punish people who impersonate others online. Rep. Ka ...
13 years ago
Arlen Specter again battles cancer
Former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter is in the hospital, again battling cancer. Specter overcame a brain tumor and Hodgkin ...
13 years ago
Ad Hawk swoops in to reveal sources of political ads
Shazam is a music service that allows you to use your smart phone to identify the song playing in a restaurant or an elevator. ...
13 years ago
Impact of Philly test cheating will be felt for years
One story I’ve worked on this year at WHYY and NewsWorks ranks as the most personally depressing. The odd thing is, no one d ...
13 years ago
Romney campaign twists Obama proposal for flexibility on welfare programs
New ads by the Mitt Romney campaign charge that President Barack Obama is gutting welfare reform. The administration has proposed ...
13 years ago
Universities make changes to help students vote in Pa.
Southeastern Pennsylvania universities have taken steps to ensure their students can vote by changing student IDs to comply with the requ ...
13 years ago
Obama’s lead over Romney in Pa. slips, poll shows
President Barack Obama’s lead in Pennsylvania has slipped a bit, though he still leads GOP rival Mitt Romney, according to the late ...
13 years ago
Judge won’t halt Pa. voter identification law
A Pennsylvania judge won’t stop a tough new voter identification law from going into effect. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert ...
13 years ago
Jack Bogle – A lion in winter, but his roar should be heeded
Over the course of a life, you make a host of financial decisions, some less dumb than the others. I’ve only made one unequi ...
13 years ago
Awaiting voter ID ruling, Corbett insists law poses no hardship
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. who heard the request to block Pennsylvania’s voter ID law expects to rule this week ...
13 years ago
Ruling expected this week on Pa. voter ID law
The judge considering Pennsylvania’s voter ID law in Harrisburg will hand down a decision this week. Judge Robert Simpson ha ...
13 years ago