Opinion & Essay

As I reflect on my past within the Philadelphia school system, I remember that I crossed paths with many young people who faced challenges throughout their lives.

What best explains Trump's bizarre love affair with coal?

Unlike the president, I believe that hard work and a hunger for a better life should be part of assessing 'merit.'

Silly me, I thought I was going to the theater to see a play. I did go to the theater — Theatre Exile. But there was no play. There was, instead, something called “Really."

The state Department of Environmental Protection recently halted work on Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline. That’s too bad. The project is critically important infrastructure.

American greatness comes from building bridges, not walls.

The biggest thigh-slapper of last night's State of the Union was Trump's apparent belief that unplugging his vocal amplifier would somehow soften his demagoguery.

Not for a moment do I regret deciding to immigrate, even though now is not the best of times to be an immigrant in this country.

I was raised as a reformed Jew. We were the “once-a-year” Jews. My family went to temple only for ...

Tonight's State of the Union address will be an elaborate deception that masks the metastasizing rot at the core of our democracy.

Given the way the ceremony ended, when Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty ...

Before the Steve Wynn brouhaha fades from memory, we need to note this classic case of Republican hypocrisy.

Oh, the pain of diligence and excelling...

It’s one thing to stand for inclusivity and racial justice; it’s something else to walk those values every day.