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Opinion & Essay

 Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Cory Booker shows his tax return, sort of

New Jersey U.S. Senator Cory Booker this week offered reporters a look at his latest tax return, but, as they say on TV, for a limited ti ...

12 years ago

 Peter Andrew Danzig (left) and Zachary Chiero as star-crossed Mummers in the Tribe of Fools production of its original 'Two Street.' (Photo courtesy of Plate3Photography)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival review: ‘Two Street’

The problem for Ronnie and Jules is not that they’re gay and falling for each other. The problem is, the relationship appears star- ...

12 years ago

 This image made from video made available by the Democratic National Committee via the LBJ Library shows a girl plucking petals from a flower in a 1964 presidential campaign television commercial titled
National Interest

Happy 50th anniversary to the TV ad that changed politics

Happy anniversary, Daisy girl! What would our politics be like today if she hadn’t burst upon the scene 50 years ago – a frec ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Dilworth reopens refined: solid, smooth, and splashy

12 years ago

 Demonstrators are arrested outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, during a protest for immigration reform. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
National Interest

Obama’s immigration punt: Wisdom or weakness?

President Obama’s decision to delay executive-action immigr ...

12 years ago

 Ethan Lipkin (left) and David Stanger in the Ideopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium's production of 'Rhinoceros.' (Photo courtesy of Johanna Austin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival reviews: ‘Rhinoceros’ and ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’

A duo of reviews from Howie Shapiro; Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium’s “Rhinoceros,” and “White Rabbit R ...

12 years ago

 The cast of New Paradise Laboratories' 'The Adults,' a part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. (Photo courtesy of plate3photography)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival reviews: ‘The Adults,’ ’99 Breakups’ and ‘Suspended’

A trio of Fringe Festival reviews from Howie Shapiro; “The Adults,” “99 Breakups,” and “Suspended.” ...

12 years ago

 Terry Gillen (center) with supporters after announcing her bid for mayor Saturday. (Image courtesy of Lisa Calvano/Gillen Campaign Photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

First Philly Mayoral candidate takes the leap

The 2015 Philadelphia mayor’s race has it’s first official candidate. Former city development official Terry Gillen declared ...

12 years ago

 Martha Graham Cracker performed with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra Friday, and then with her band, at the newly opened Fringe Arts Building. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Performance, party scene, new building and Martha: 2014 Fringe Festival begins [photos]

The 2014 Philly Fringe Festival had officially begun, with 135 shows and attractions in a wide swath of the city. But nowhere was the act ...

12 years ago

 President Nixon pictured here in this March 15, 1973, file photo, and John Dean (right), White House counsel to President Nixon, on Monday, June 11, 2012 (Charles Tasnadi and Alex Brandon/AP Photos)
National Interest

John Dean plumbs the noxious Nixon legacy

What better way to mark the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s resignation than to hear from the White House guy who blew the whistle? ...

12 years ago

 Jennifer Childs and Anthony Lawton in 1812 Productions' version of 'Intimate Exchanges.' The show opens its season and is also part of the Philly Fringe Festival. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Fringe Festival review: ‘Intimate Exchanges’

The annual Philly Fringe Festival opens Friday night, but the curtain rose early on one entry that’s also the season starter for 18 ...

12 years ago

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 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, accompanied by his son Andrew, (left), talks with Puebla Gov. Rafael Moreno Valle, (center right), during breakfast at the governor's residence in Puebla, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)
National Interest

Christie on foreign policy: “Uncomfortable to watch”

Chris Christie, ’16 White House wannabee, has been touring Mexico this week in an attempt to prove that he has foreign policy chops ...

12 years ago

 Paul Tractenberg
Education

Ideology not performance drives the push for more charter schools

One of the latest and most ardently pursued urban education reform is the all-charter school district. New Orleans, Detroit, and the Dist ...

12 years ago

Dave Davies: Off Mic

Struggling Corbett campaign gets a lift

The uphill re-election campaign of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is getting a big boost from the Republican Governors Association — ...

12 years ago

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 The Tin Woodman, Dorothy and the Scarecrow, played respectively by Jack Haley Jr., Judy Garland and Ray Bolger, are seen in the MGM film 'The Wizard of Oz,' 1939. (AP Photo/MGM)
National Interest

Kansas (Kansas?!?) rewrites the fight for the Senate

Politically speaking, we rarely pay attention to Kansas. Kansas hasn’t voted Democratic for president since ’64. Kansas hasn& ...

12 years ago

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