
Politics & Policy
Feeling a different kind of Bern, advocates for legalizing marijuana march on DNC
About 100 protesters armed with three 51-foot inflatable joints gathered around noon at City Hall in Philadelphia for the pro-marijuana l ...
9 years ago
Rock the Vote comes of age with ‘Truth to Power’ art installation [photos]
Last week, an army of volunteers wearing cut-off shorts and drinking bottled iced coffee were busy transforming a former factory floor at ...
9 years ago
Protest personalities: Asa Khalif
City officials expect as many as 50,000 protesters a day to hit Philadelphia’s streets and a demonstration zone at FDR Park, ac ...
9 years ago
Center City church opens its doors to train protesters, peacekeepers [photos]
Arch Street United Methodist Church feels more like a hotel lobby this weekend as a steady stream of activists and volunteers come and go ...
9 years ago
Before the DNC, a ‘people’s convention’ sets its own, progressive agenda
Bernie Sanders supporters know their candidate won’t get the Democratic party nod Thursday, but they’d like to convert the bu ...
9 years ago
Clinton taps Tim Kaine as running mate
Hillary Clinton has said in a text message to supporters that she’s picked Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to join her on the Democratic ti ...
9 years ago
Carpenters busy building DNC village
Philadelphia’s carpenters union local, which had been banished from the Pennsylvania Convention Center, is getting a great deal of ...
9 years ago
ListenUPDATED: DNC speakers list a who’s who of high-profile Democrats
Here’s a list of next week’s speakers you can look forward to hearing, heckling, and (hopefully) meme-ing. As we close ...
9 years ago
Gay Republicans praise Trump for shoutout during RNC speech
In his speech to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Thursday night, Donald Trump made a rare appeal (on that stage) to the L ...
9 years ago
Protest personalities: Alfred Williams, Fight for 15
Each day, we profile a protest leader to give you a peek at the personalities behind the chan ...
9 years ago
Protest personalities: Sam Bernhardt, Food and Water Watch
"Fracking really is a bridge to nowhere." Each day, we profile a protest leader to give you a peek at the personalities behind the chants and signs.
9 years ago
Philly police approach to DNC in stark contrast with combative stance during last convention
Authorities in Philadelphia learned hard lessons the last time the region hosted a national political convention in 2000. City off ...
9 years ago
ListenMt. Airy ward leader one of just 18 African-American delegates at RNC
Pennsylvania delegate Calvin Tucker is attending his second consecutive Republican National Convention this week. The 63-year-old ward l ...
9 years ago
ListenCourt will rule on release of DNC finance records
Who’s paying for Philadelphia to host the Democratic National Convention? We may — or may not — know more after a Court of ...
9 years ago
Meet the Delegates: Who’s representing Philadelphia at the conventions? [video]
Political conventions are theatrical displays of partisan pride, but they’re also about choosing a presidential nominee and voting ...
9 years ago