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A sign of weakness: Trump is fuming about Fox News

The dictionary defines ingratitude as "a lack of a proper appreciation or thanks for a kind or helpful act." What better way to describe Trump's fulminations about Fox News?

6 years ago

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walsh, a former Illinois congressman, says he'll challenge President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020. The tea party favorite argues that Trump is unfit for the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Trump challenger Joe Walsh tells us how he really feels

Walsh said, "this is not about issues." He wants the Republican primaries to be a referendum on Trump's character.

6 years ago

This painting by Sidney King depicts Virginia in 1619 as a Dutch frigate docks at Point Comfort bringing 20 African slaves to be traded to the settlers for food. (AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
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The Philadelphia Experiment

Point Comfort’s legacy: Slavery and scars, but also strength that builds from pushing back

When you’re always pushing against the weight of oppression, it’s like your soul is pumping iron. The heavier the weight, the stronger your spirit gets.

6 years ago

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Chinatown children and elders walk for safe routes to parks and schools during Chinatown Connections Parade in 2016. (Rachael Warriner/PCDC)
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PlanPhilly

Chinatown is building the gathering space the community needs

Since its beginnings, Chinatown has never had a space of its own. There have never been public facilities for people to gather, celebrate and be together.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department van
The Philadelphia Experiment
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The Philadelphia Experiment

Why a black woman should be Philly’s next police commissioner

The problems in the police department go beyond misogyny and racism. The problems can be traced to the department’s culture and structure.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, New York University student researchers sit on a rock overlooking the Helheim glacier in Greenland.  U.S. President Trump announced his decision to postpone an early September visit to Denmark by tweet Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019, after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the notion of selling Greenland to the U.S. as
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

What would Shakespeare say about Trump’s spat with Denmark? (Denmark?!?)

I have breaking news. Shakespeare has updated a line from Hamlet: "Something is rotten, but it's not in the state of Denmark."

6 years ago

Trump critics (clockwise from top left) Bill Kristol, George Conway, David Frum, and Joe Walsh. (AP Photos)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Some Democrats refuse to welcome anti-Trump Republicans. That’s wrong.

If I've learned anything while covering national politics for the last 30 years, it's the axiom that a campaign or a party needs all the votes it can possibly get.

6 years ago

SCREENSHOT
Community
Billy Penn

‘Jawn Wick’ and North Philly neighbors’ response to the police standoff

What seems like disregard for law enforcement is really a defense mechanism.

6 years ago

SHANTANU SAHA
Community
Billy Penn

Philadelphia joins Kashmir protests with large rally at Penn’s Landing

The Indian government has kept the state of Jammu and Kashmir on lockdown for nearly two weeks.

6 years ago

A tree down in East Kensington. (Courtesy of Philly Tree People)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

I love trees, but please don’t plant one unless you can take care of it

If we want to work towards creating and sustaining an effective canopy, we need a cultural shift to prioritize the life-long maintenance of trees over simply planting them.

6 years ago

Children visit with officers as officials conduct an investigation at the scene of Wednesday's standoff with police in Philadelphia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The gunman, identified as Maurice Hill, wounded six police officers before surrendering early Thursday, after an hours-long standoff. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
PlanPhilly
Community

A shooting barricaded a Philly neighborhood. Hear from people who experienced it.

We asked a few members of the Nicetown-Tioga community to tell us about their experience of their neighborhood, and the event that shut it down it on Wednesday.

6 years ago

Flags fly over crosses at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Speak Easy
Community
Speak Easy

As a Mexican immigrant, the El Paso shooting scared me, but I won’t be silent

The mass shootings in El Paso and Gilroy have horrified me. I won’t allow my fear to silence me. Instead, I will use it to resist and fight against white supremacy.

6 years ago

Banderas y cruces en un monumento improvisado cerca de la escena de un tiroteo masivo en un complejo comercial el martes 6 de agosto de 2019 en El Paso, Texas.(AP Photo/John Locher)
Speak Easy
Community
Speak Easy

Como inmigrante ​de​ ​Méxic​o​, El Paso me asustó, pero no permitiré​ que me ​​silencie

Los asesinatos en El Paso y Gilroy me han horrorizado. Pero no permitiré que mi miedo me silencie, lo utilice para resistir y luchar contra la supremacía blanca.

6 years ago

A billboard in Horse Cave, Ky., referring to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. as Moscow Mitch has been erected on northbound I-65 Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Even if Democrats dump Trump, they’ll need to ditch Mitch

A sizable share of Democrats fully recognize that capturing the Senate, and dethroning Mitch McConnell, is nearly as critical as ousting Donald Trump.

6 years ago

Utility fees can pile up - but there are steps you can take to pay off your bills, write staff members at Community Legal Services. (Martin Prescott/Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Broke in Philly

Utility shutdowns can be a disaster. Here’s how to avoid them.

If you have a shutoff notice, the utility has a legal obligation to explain all the options you have to avoid a shutoff. Here are some options you have.

6 years ago

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