Opinion & Essay

Fifty years ago this week, Philadelphia hosted the first Earth Week at Fairmount Park’s Belmont Plateau. The need for collective action continues.

Before COVID-19, the 1918 pandemic changed our world and with it, home design. This is how a century-old pandemic inspired the modern bathroom.

Watching the world come together gives me hope for the future, writes Mira Patel, a high school junior.

The “save-the-most-lives” approach will exacerbate the already-existing health care inequalities, argues Dr. Hannah McLane, an occupational medicine physician.

Rob Buscher, a recently laid-off arts administrator, reflects on the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the arts in Philadelphia.

Howard University student Joycelin Farmer wrestled with gratitude and guilt after being evicted from campus and returning to a wonderful home life.

Asians, Jews and other immigrants face a surge of harassment and violence as false, discriminatory rhetoric is used to describe coronavirus’ spread.

April Hall, a busy magazine editor, has added “homeschool teacher” to her workload. The results have been mixed.

Marnie Johnson loves to look out her kitchen window. And it’s what she sees in her yard that keeps her productive and inspired.

The Trump administration is poised to weaken a civil rights-era law meant to guard against discriminatory lending.

Thomas Duliban is an extrovert who would rather be traveling than stuck at home. And yet, he’s finding that life indoors isn’t all bad.

Mari-Carmen Farmer ends World Doula Week with a message of encouragement to a community of women.

Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy describes efforts by the city and partners to help residents and businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic.

For Women’s History Month, Roberto Valdes honors his mother, Kelly Beaz, who taught him the values of feminism.

We must continue to sing and dance, and we must continue to play, for every chord from our pianos and every note from our strings tells the story of our shared connection.