Opinion & Essay

The war hero Achilles and his friend, Petroclus, consider their love and interdependence.

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

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?

Can old and new neighborhood cultures survive together?

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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