Politics & Policy
Pa. voters must hold elected officials accountable on climate protection
It’s been a few weeks since President Trump put partisan politics ahead of the health of future generations with his announcement t ...
9 years ago
How gerrymandering can make your vote worthless
When voters cast ballots for state representatives last fall, millions of Americans essentially had no choice: In 42 percent of all such ...
9 years ago
Williams to restaurant owner who was deputized after gifts: ‘Have you flashed your badge lately?’
Philadelphia restaurant owner Mike Weiss was a “super friend” of Seth Williams, or at least that’s what the city’ ...
9 years ago
Big cases, retirement rumors as Supreme Court nears finish
The Supreme Court enters its final week of work before a long summer hiatus with action expected on the Trump administration’s trav ...
9 years ago
CIA chief Mike Pompeo: Intel leaks on the rise, cites leaker ‘worship’
CIA Director Mike Pompeo says he thinks disclosure of America’s secret intelligence is on the rise, fueled partly by the “wor ...
9 years ago
Alia Malek challenges us to reimagine Syrian-American
News about Syria stresses geopolitics, so it takes some effort to find an article remidning us that Syria is an actual country with people living there, and dying there.
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At statewide vigils, protesters press Toomey on health care bill
Protesters who fear the U.S. Senate Republicans’ health care proposal will hurt Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable citizens have targeted ...
9 years ago
Medicaid a flashpoint for Pennsylvania in U.S. Senate health bill
Reductions in Medicaid spending in the just-unveiled health care bill written by Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey and his fellow U.S. Senate ...
9 years ago
Council trio proposes public funding for Philadelphia candidates
Candidates for Mayor, City Council and other offices in Philadelphia could get taxpayer funding for their campaigns under a bill proposed ...
9 years ago
ListenPromoting civility in Washington in the age of Trump
President Trump said all the right things after five people were shot by a gunman at a GOP baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, las ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia complying with immigration regulations, city tells U.S.
The city of Philadelphia has notified Department of Justice officials that it’s in compliance with federal regulations on undocumen ...
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ListenPhiladelphia Housing Authority relocating headquarters to North Philly
The Philadelphia Housing Authority will soon be moving its headquarters from Center City to North Philadelphia. On Wednesday, bene ...
9 years ago
On ‘Radio Times’: How outrage is infecting our political discourse
There’s nothing new about political outrage, but it seems that the combination of social media, cable news and intense partisanship hav ...
9 years ago
SCOTUS just confirmed a First Amendment right to offensive trademarks
The word police just got put on notice: Your power to arrest, detain, and shame people who don’t share your view of “offens ...
9 years ago
Told to stop criticizing Trump, Pa. radio host resigns
A Pennsylvania radio host has resigned after being asked by the station’s management not to criticize President Donald Trump on air ...
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