Politics & Policy
Low-key mayoral race draws quietly to a close
Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral primary race has not been a contentious, public competition based on arguing the issues. Instead ...
10 years ago
Chris Matthews at Temple’s commencement: How to get a job.
Professor Terell Stafford, Director of Jazz Studies at the Boyer School of Music and Dance opened the Temple University 2011 Commencement ...
10 years ago
7th District candidates square off once again
With just days until the primary election, the two candidates in Philadelphia’s 7th District Council race are fighting a familiar b ...
10 years ago
“Kill/Capture”, “Bhutto”, “Freedom Riders”: outstanding PBS programs
Readers can conclude that I’m in the tank for PBS. It’s not because PBS affiliate WHYY sponsors the site of this blog. It ...
10 years ago
6th suit claims molestation by priest in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Catholic Church officials have been named in a sixth lawsuit, filed Monday by a group of lawyers on behalf of victims of all ...
10 years ago
It’s endorsement season and Mayor Nutter and D.A. Williams are busy
With elections come endorsements. Today Philadelphia’s District Attorney endorsed a City Council candidate: just the latest i ...
10 years ago
Why Pennsylvania will always be a second-rate loser of a state: election of judges
Pennsylvania voters will have the opportunity to elect or retain judges this year to the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, and the Commo ...
10 years ago
The quest to understand a complex parent never ends
It’s that time of year. Mother’s Day. It is my 14th since the death of the complicated, mercurial woman who brought me into this worl ...
10 years ago
More on illegal aliens receiving the earned income tax credit for work Americans “won’t do”
In response to my post earlier today on this subject, “Don” writes: ” I think your blog post would be a lot stronger i ...
10 years ago
Ethics board keeping an eye as candidates hit the home stretch
With the primary election just over a week away, candidates are trying to dig up a few more votes. This year council races in Phila ...
10 years ago
IRS: illegal aliens can qualify for earned income tax credit
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit for qualifying low-income taxpayers, in effect a transfer of wealth to the ...
10 years ago
Fighting for and over public schools in Philadelphia and Delaware: better alternatives needed
Public schools in both the city of Philadelphia and my home state of Delaware have been fighting uphill battles to improve student outcom ...
10 years ago
Claims, counterclaims muddy 7th District race
With the Pennsylvania primary just two weeks away, the fight is getting nasty in one Philadelphia City Council race. Seventh Distr ...
10 years ago
U.S. finally gets Osama bin Laden: “Whatever it takes”
Nearly 10 years ago in the wake of the horrifying terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, nearly all Americans agreed with the New York ...
10 years ago
Escalation in Libya: NATO kills civilians to protect civilians
Now it’s called “mission creep”. In Vietnam it was called “escalation”, the process by which war for limit ...
10 years ago