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Today marks the 100th day of President Barack Obama’s Administration. We take a look at these first days in office and the implicat ...

A new rocky planet, similar to earth, orbiting a star called Gliese 581, has been discovered. This new planet is in the ‘habitable ...

Ruth Reichl’s mother was a terrible cook. This isn’t shocking as many mothers aren’t talented in the kitchen – bu ...

Mayor Nutter has put forth his plan to fix Philadelphia’s financial crisis. It includes some cuts, increases in property and sales ...

Philadelphia farmer John Bartram was one of the men responsible for Britain’s revolutionary garden culture of the 18th century. Aut ...

In these difficult economic times, more and more consumers are depending on their credit cards to cover the costs of everyday life. The O ...

“America is an aspirational society” writes Joe Queenan in a recent column the “Guardian.” He should know as he g ...

On this week’s roundup of national political news, we focus on recently released documents about post-9/11 interrogation practices ...

Many students are introduced to Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden” in high school. Thoreau’s essay on Civil Disobedie ...

At the two-day Summit of the Americas, Barack Obama set the tone for new relationships with Latin America’s leaders. We talk about ...

What is it like to grieve? Our guest, MEGHAN O’ROURKE has been writing through the recent passing of her young mother with titles s ...

The $80 billion President Obama requested this week for military operations includes money to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. The p ...

The biography of Taha Muhammad Ali, a Palestinian poet told by ADINA HOFFMAN in her book,”My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happine ...

Last Thursday, Philadelphia City Council passed a bill which bans hand-held cell phones for people using cars, skateboards, bicycles, ska ...

It’s Dark Sky Week, which means it’s time to turn out your lights at night and reduce light pollution so everyone can gaze at ...