Opinion & Essay

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s controversial proposal to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. comes just days before he’ ...

This is Senator Joe McCarthy, the infamous red-baiting demagogue, speaking in 1951: “How can we account for our present situation u ...

One particular passage in President Obama’s Sunday night ...

In a Sunday night speech from the Oval Office, President Obama called the deadly San Bernadino, California shooting “an act of terroris ...

In a move that seems destined to satisfy no one, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has transferred three senior prosecutors ta ...

Plenty of mystery surrounds the blood-thirsty hound plaguing the Baskerville family, but one thing we know for sure: He’s a do ...

A Republican gun lobby lackey is now confessing his sins. He says he was wrong, 19 years ago, when he did the NRA’s bidding in the ...

Jim Kenney effectively won the Philadelphia mayor’s office May 19 with his landslide win in the Democratic primary. But that ...

NewsWorks hosted a public forum on Nov. 17 about the relationship between the police and the communities they serve by asking: What should the future of policing look like?

NewsWorks hosted a public discussion to find out how Philadelphians are addressing the national dialogue about community-police relations.

As the BBC World News put it, “Just another day in the United States of America.” The feds said the weapons were purchased le ...

NewsWorks hosted a public discussion on Nov. 17 at WHYY studios about the relationship between the police and the communities they serve. Four guests shared personal stories.

We’re now beyond pornographic videos and misogynistic humor. Pennsylvania’s “porngate” scandal now has live-actio ...

Rising sea levels are threatening low-lying nations; 2015 is on track to be the ...