
Opinion & Essay
Gone for a bit, following the money
I’d like to think Pennsylvania can make it through the rest of the summer without another prominent elected official getting indict ...
10 years ago
Social media and the scariest presidential debate ever
You guys, I’m scared. The most-maligned news organization of our time just held the most remarkable televised presidential d ...
10 years ago
ListenThe GOP’s steel cage spectacle: Were we not entertained?
Mere words cannot begin to describe last night’s steel cage ...
10 years ago
ListenCelebrating and mourning 50 years of the Voting Rights Act
I want to be proud on this, the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but I can’t. Not while mourning I’m ...
10 years ago
ListenReview: ‘Heathers: The Musical’ — just for fun and suddenly serious
“Heathers: The Musical” is equal parts trashy and juvenile, at least in the first act as it exploits every stereotype about t ...
10 years ago
A fair and balanced fantasy: Debate questions Fox News would love to ask
At Fox News, the Republican party’s infauxtainment outlet, tonight’s debate moderators are working hard to craft purporte ...
10 years ago
Fattah won’t wait for trial to dispute charges
Indicted Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah says he’s going to prove he’s innocent, and he isn’t going to wait for a ...
10 years ago
Congress is too gutless to raise the gas tax
If you want to see Washington in action – or, more precisely, Washington inaction – consider its latest wimpish response to o ...
10 years ago
Joe Biden and the mighty media buzz machine
So the big news lately – if you can really call it news – is that Joe Biden is “talking to people” about a potent ...
10 years ago
The politics of Cuba: Hillary’s shrewd chess move
Hillary haters insist that her emails are a major scandal that could wreck her candidacy. But if they understood the first thing about po ...
10 years ago
Happy 50th birthday to Medicare, and the conservative howlers of yesteryear
Yesterday marked the 50th birthday of Medicare – in LBJ’s words, as he signed that historic achievement, “No longer wil ...
10 years ago
‘Republicans must deal wisely with Trump’ — but what’s the definition of ‘wisely?’
Since I’m on the go today, I recommend that you read ...
10 years ago
No Green-Katz City Council ticket in November
It was an interesting prospect — three-time Philadelphia mayoral candidate and current School Reform Commissioner Bill Green runnin ...
10 years ago
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