Politics & Policy
Ten years on, reassessing some words of 9/11
By now, you might well be weary of 9/11 reminiscence. But it’s a hard topic to avoid on this day.
My job on that day was no
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12 years ago
Trying to explain 9/11 to school children
This week I participated in a panel produced by the Foreign Policy Research Institute to try to answer questions about 9/11 from high sch
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12 years ago
U.S. court ruling erodes corruption cases
A U.S. District Court judge’s decision to overturn the conviction of a former Philadelphia tax assessor who accepted $20,000 in cas
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12 years ago
The case for official English in Pennsylvania and the United States.
I’ve always thought it a fluke that the United States has no official language. Why didn’t the founding fathers specify an o
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12 years ago
FixPhillyDistricts: Voters offer winning visions for Council map
The way Philadelphia’s Council district map is drawn has real and lasting consequences for how and whether democracy works in the c
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12 years ago
Unusual on-air names at National Public Radio
As someone with an uncommon name myself, I’ve always paid attention when I hear a new name. Often I’ll wonder, how do you sp
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12 years ago
Super PACs undermine democracy, key fundraiser says
As fundraising for the 2012 presidential race heats up, one of the region’s leading political fundraisers says he concerned about t
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12 years ago
FixPhillyDistricts – Mapping a path to better democracy
The Philadelphia City Council plans to approve its new election map soon after Labor Day, with scant
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12 years ago
On jobs, Obama should channel FDR
How did President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first term respond to unprecedented unemployment in the Great Depression? He threw everyt
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12 years ago
Toomey looks for change from Obama, prepares for ‘super committee’ work
Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. senator says he will be paying close attention to President Barack Obama’s speech next week on
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12 years ago
Former Pa. House Speaker to plead guilty Wednesday
Former Pennsylvania State House Speaker John Perzel is expected to plead guilty to corruption charges tomorrow, nearly two years after he
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12 years ago
Obama’s illegal immigrant uncle arrested for DUI in Massachusetts
According to Framingham, Massachusetts police, President ObamaR
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12 years ago
Three up, three down – superintendent-saviors falter in Philly
First, there was the finger-wagging professor from Kentucky.
And we ran him out of town.
Then came the hyperactive wheeler-
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12 years ago