Opinion & Essay
Seeing what really matters at Christmas
In Philadelphia, there's a very special song that reminds us of what Christmas is really all about.
7 years ago
Should there be a TV ban on Kellyanne?
Would the cable shows violate the spirit of the First Amendment if they refuse to book the empress of alternative facts - or would they be performing a public service?
7 years ago
To understand the migrant crisis, first we must listen
We hear these stories so rarely — and almost never in the asylum seekers’ own voices.
7 years ago
Obamacare sabotage is in the news again? Seriously?!
If your head swiveled 360 degrees, Exorcist-style, after learning Friday that a federal judge in Texas had ruled Obamacare unconstitutional, I totally get it.
7 years ago
A fresh, new look at ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Lantern Theater Co.)
Anthony Lawton is the storyteller in this recreation of the tale of transformation.
7 years ago
In Walnut Street Theatre’s ‘Matilda,’ being smart is not enough
The musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's fantasy brings the book's cartoonish — and nasty — characters alive.
7 years ago
Delaware Theatre’s ‘A Sign of the Times’ is nostalgic, but timely
“A Sign of the Times” offers a perfect break from the holiday rush: thoughtful but not overly so, nostalgic but timely … and just plain fun.
7 years ago
Trump gets smocked on his own reality show
The White House reality show - starring Individual-1 and The Marvelous Mrs. Pelosi - was a master class in presidential weakness.
7 years ago
The Republican election fraud that Trump refuses to tweet about
Yes, folks, this is an actual provable case of "election fraud" - as opposed to "voter fraud," the imaginary epidemic the GOP routinely conjures out of thin air.
7 years ago
Two graduate students, into their work but aloof from themselves
7 years ago
Robert Mueller’s ominous black bars
We can only hope that Donald Trump reads pages 2 and 4 of the addendum to Robert Mueller's new sentencing memo. They're guaranteed to give him night sweats.
7 years ago
Report: Hunger and discrimination go hand in hand
As a dark-skinned black woman born into poverty, I know all too well the insidious ways that discrimination plays out in life.
7 years ago
Sharing in the good fortune of St. Katharine Drexel
Gratitude to the Philadelphia philanthropist lasts a lifetime.
7 years ago
Before he was ‘kinder, gentler,’ Poppy Bush pioneered TV ad lies
What Bush did during that 1988 campaign - and what we in the press allowed him to get away with - can't be whitewashed.
7 years ago
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