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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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The Capitol is seen on the morning after Election Day as Democrats took back the House with a surge of fresh new candidates and an outpouring of voter enthusiasm ending eight years of Republican control, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Blue wave meets red wall: Split decision for a divided nation

Beginning in January, when Democrats take control of the House, the Trump-Republican agenda will be officially dead.

7 years ago

Color image of unidentifiable persons voting in booths at a polling station, during elections.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The ’18 midterms: Checks and balances, or a blank check?

So we've reached the crossroads: Checks and balances, or a blank check? What kind of nation are we? Are we informed citizens, or sheep?

7 years ago

Kendra Holloway (left), Richard Bradford and Justin Pietropaolo in InterAct Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Salt Pepper Ketchup’: Chinese takeout in a gentrifying place (InterAct Theatre Company)

Can old and new neighborhood cultures survive together?

7 years ago

Voters use electronic polling machines as they cast their votes early at the Franklin County Board of Elections, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Yes, America, is mine

As thousands of migrants walk to America to escape the violence in Central America, I’m disappointed that a president who is the son of ...

7 years ago

Kevin Massey as Captain Jack and Harriet Harris as Mrs. Malaprop in Bristol Riverside Theatre's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Rivals’ go at it with musical glee at Bristol Riverside Theatre

Sheridan's witty 1775 play about love and rivalry becomes a musical romp.

7 years ago

In this Oct. 25, 2010, photo, author Ntozake Shange attends a special screening of
Arts & Entertainment

The funny, flirtatious, caustic, impertinent and restlessly creative Ntozake Shange

I knew Ntozake Shange many years ago. Her recent passing at age 70 made me reach back to remember those times. It’s no exaggeration ...

7 years ago

In the third act of Wilma Theater's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Mr. Burns’ glows amid its vision of darkness at Wilma Theater

A post-apocalyptic vision of a world without electricity uses "The Simpsons" as a cultural icon that draws people together.

7 years ago

An interfaith vigil held at  Temple Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct 28, 2018. (Peter Tobia/for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Together we mourn, together we agree ‘it starts with speech’

Oct. 22: At 7:20, the sun rose over the horizon announcing the beginning of the day. Low-angled light accentuated shapes and forms, creat ...

7 years ago

Migrants walk along the highway as part of a thousands-strong caravan of Central Americans continuing its slow journey toward the U.S. border, between Niltepec and Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Birthright citizenship: Trump’s latest sideshow distraction

Does Donald Trump truly intend to erase the Constitution’s provision that awards citizenship to all babies born on U.S. soil? (Doub ...

7 years ago

In Cape May Stage's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘The Shuck,’ locally grown at Cape May Stage

People live by the rhythm of the waves, at the end of an era of oystering.

7 years ago

A gun lies on the ground inside a police barricade following a shooting at a Kroger grocery that left two people dead and a suspect in custody, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Jeffersontown, Ky.  A male suspect fatally shot a man and a woman at a Kroger grocery store on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, and then exchanged fire with an armed bystander before fleeing the scene, police said. He was captured shortly afterward. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community

Hate dies in the light of exposure

This weekend, when I learned that someone had walked into a Pittsburgh synagogue and killed 11 people, I thought of my Jewish friend, Susan Jacobs.

7 years ago

People gather outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN's offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Trump sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind

The provocateur-in-chief has spent the last three years stoking his cultists to commit political violence.

7 years ago

In Curio Theatre Company's production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

An ‘All My Sons’ you can buy into at Curio Theatre Company

Slimmed down and moving along, the production irons some of the wrinkles out of Arthur Miller's play.

7 years ago

Kraig Swartz portrays 40 characters in Delaware Theatre Company's 2018 production of
Arts & Entertainment

Madcap ‘Fully Committed’ gets big laughs at Delaware Theatre Co.

Philadelphia actor Kraig Swartz revisits the role he played in 2002 at Act II Playhouse.

7 years ago

A view of the skyline from University City
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Good news and the bad in Philadelphia’s transportation plan

Philadelphia deserves a serious transportation agenda.

7 years ago

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