
Politics & Policy
Roy Moore aside, what about Bill Clinton?
Lest we forget, feminists and Democratic activists in the late ‘90s mostly stayed mute, defended, or excused Bill’s notorious workplace behavior.
8 years ago
Pa. Legislature has a $95M surplus, audit finds
This year’s review showed a smaller surplus than last year’s, with overall legislative reserves decreasing from $118 million last year, to around $95 million as of June.
8 years ago
N.J. delegation split on renewing U.S. flood insurance program
The measure calls for increasing flood insurance premiums for many property owners to help firm up a program under stress from ever-more frequent and powerful storms.
8 years ago
Fetterman in race for Pa. lieutenant governor
Fetterman, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate last year, is now gunning for the post of lieutenant governor in 2018.
8 years ago
Dem Party will ‘wait and see’ on sex harassment claims against Philly sheriff
Philadelphia's Democratic Party is staying out of sexual harassment allegations against the sheriff, said U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, who also leads the city's Democratic Party.
8 years ago
Touring Pa.’s 7th congressional district, one of the nation’s most gerrymandered
Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district, which has an eye-popping shape that spans five counties, has been described in terms of a Disney cartoon: Goofy kicking Donald Duck.
8 years ago
Listen 4:35This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men getting their comeuppance for sexual indiscretion. Today on the sho ...
8 years ago
Listen 30:24Jeff Sessions magically refreshes his memory
You don't often see Jeff Sessions (Trump's hapless piñata) linked in the same sentence with Steve McQueen (the cool '60s actor), but I'm giving it a try.
8 years ago
Sexual assault: in politics, in Hollywood
Guests: Michelle Goldberg, Tyler Coates This is unmistakably an historic moment when it comes to powerful men get ...
Air Date: November 15, 2017
Listen 49:17Turzai announces run for Pa. governor
The Pittsburgh-area lawmaker is now the fourth GOP challenger to Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who’s seeking a second term in 2018.
8 years ago
Pa. to fill budget holes by borrowing against tobacco fund
The loan from the Tobacco Settlement Fund will give the commonwealth money to balance its books up front. It will be paid back over several decades.
8 years ago
Listen to Smart Talk discuss ‘Over The Line?’ series
We discuss how Pennsylvania's congressional districts came to look like a Rorschach test, the effect on elections and policy and the impact on the citizenry.
8 years ago
Moore and Moore sickening, and the cult of winning
At what point does partisan tribalism and the cult of winning become so toxic that common decency becomes a casualty of war?
8 years ago
The Syrian civil war continues
Guests: Kareem Shaheen, Wendy Pearlman While no longer on the front pages of American newspapers, Syrian civil wa ...
Air Date: November 14, 2017
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