
Politics & Policy
Hope vs. fear, truth vs. lies: Biden frames the choice in 2020
Joe Biden's speech in Iowa yesterday was an eloquently impassioned shout-out to a benighted nation in dire need of moral ballast.
6 years ago
Pa. lawmakers, gun control advocates rally to change state firearms laws
Pennsylvania lawmakers and gun control advocates rallied at the statehouse Wednesday evening just a few days after mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
6 years ago
Question for Camden: How many tax breaks is too many?
Camden has given tax breaks to companies already getting big ones from the state. Is the city catering to big corporations at the expense of its residents?
Air Date: August 8, 2019
Listen 12:46Fellow Pa. Dems challenging Leach promise similar policies, but a change in culture
With eight months to go before his primary election, Leach already has three challengers.
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Delaware delegation demands answers on PFAS contamination at Dover air base from Pentagon
Five wells near the Dover Air Force Base are contaminated with excessive levels of PFAS. Delaware’s three members of Congress want answers from the Pentagon.
6 years ago
The NRA hates Pat Toomey, but he still can’t get background checks passed
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey is working with his Democratic colleagues to strengthen the background checks that folks will face if they want to buy firearms. Again.
6 years ago
After mass shootings, some Pa. Democrats urge Wolf to call a special session
'We need to hold folks’ feet to the fire,' said a Philadelphia Democrat.
6 years ago
The roots of and challenges to the Democratic establishment
Ryan Grim charts how “Democratic establishment” developed its political ideology in as well as those who attempted to challenge their authority over the years.
Air Date: August 6, 2019
Listen 49:33Philadelphia officials urge support for refugees amid reports of impending ‘ban’
Philadelphia officials are urging action, amid reports that the Trump administration could lower refugee arrivals to nearly zero in 2020.
6 years ago
New Jersey will require violence intervention programs at certain hospitals
New Jersey will require certain hospitals to have intervention programs aimed at breaking the cycle of violence for the state’s most at-risk residents.
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Will Republicans finally disown Trump’s incendiary racism?
At this point we should probably be grateful whenever a few Republicans wake up and smell their party's white supremacist stench.
6 years ago
Trump says he wants stronger gun checks but gives no details
President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as "barbaric" attacks and crimes "against all humanity."
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‘Do something now’: Alejandro Bedoya uses field mic to send gun violence message to Congress
The Philadelphia Union player gave voice to the sentiment many are feeling after this weekend’s back-to-back mass shootings.
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In the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left at least 29 people dead, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf called for increased gun restrictions.
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Impeachment summer? August town halls may decide next steps
Freshman Democratic Rep. Andy Kim came face to face with impeachment fervor at a town hall in New Jersey. "Do your job!" shouted one voter.
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