Politics & Policy

Just eight days before the election, Philadelphia Republican mayoral candidate Karen Brown has produced a 30-second TV ad, but so far has ...

Last week, the Occupy movement’s biggest issue – income inequality – got a big factual boost. The respected Congressiona ...

I think that future generations will look back on 2011 and wonder, “What in the world were they thinking?” This is the ...

Each time that Mitt Romney changes his position on an issue to conform to the extremist consensus among his rivals for the Republican nom ...

For three decades, Brian O’Neill has been the rarest of species in Philadelphia politics–a Republican representing a Philadel ...

One of President Ronald Reagan’s many gifts was his ability to reduce complex ideas into simple, easily communicated slogans. So h ...

The Occupy Philadelphia protesters are a motley crew of motley views. Judging by their signs and chants, they do seem to agree on ...

In a time of increasing environmental consciousness and concern over economic inequality, the theory that the U.S. should seek a perpetua ...

Federal prosecutors are recommending that former Pennsylvania state Sen. Vince Fumo get more than 17 years in prison when he is resentenc ...

Monday night, three candidates for the post of Philadelphia city commissioner met in a debate hosted by WHYY and Newsworks, the League of ...