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Opinion & Essay

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia
Speak Easy
Health

International medical travelers a boon to Philadelphia

The Philadelphia region boasts more than 20 universities and colleges, as well as five medical schools and schools of nursing and health care administration.

8 years ago

Jamar Williams (center) and Anthony Martinez-Briggs in the Wilma Theater production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

‘Passing Strange,’ and grandly

The Wilma Theater production takes a musical to a new level.

8 years ago

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Pennsylvania's oddly-shaped 7th Congressional district is often cited as an extreme example of gerrymandering.(via govtrack.us)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Will Pennsylvania’s high court zap the rigged Republican map?

The practice of rigging congressional maps for extreme partisan advantage — known, of course, as gerrymandering — is under attack on a number of fronts.

8 years ago

Michael Wolff speaks with Dick Polman
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Wolff’s book resonates because Trump keeps confirming it

Wolff concluded that Trump is unfit to serve. And virtually everything that Trump has done and said since the book’s release has demonstrated that he got it right.

8 years ago

Man jumping off a cliff with a parachute
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Whose adventure are we choosing here?

I don't want to date Indiana Jones! I just want someone I can read in bed with. So why are so many men my age seeking adventurous women?

8 years ago

White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Vice President Mike Pence attend a meeting with President Donald Trump on immigration.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Holiday high jinks from the gang that can’t spin straight

The issue is not just what Trump said about immigration, but what this protracted episode says about the protectors who give him cover and abet his serial lies.

8 years ago

Jennifer Childs and Tony Braithwaite in the co-production of
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

Bring out those oldies: ‘A Few of Our Favorite Things’ (Act II Playhouse and 1812 Productions)

Comedy bits from the past, offered by two artistic directors who specialize in having fun.

8 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shakes his fist during a speech in Selma, Ala., Feb. 12, 1965. King was engaged in a battle with Sheriff Jim Clark over voting rights and voter registration in Selma. (AP Photo/Horace Cort)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Martin Luther King on the craven Republican silence

Had he lived to a robust old age, Martin Luther King, Jr. would've turned 89 today. One can only imagine what he'd be saying about Donald Trump.

8 years ago

Anthony Marsala and Colleen Corcoran as husband and wife in Underbite Theatre Company's
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

The doll and the denial: ‘All the Dead Biddles’ (Underbite Theatre Co. and Plays & Players)

A mother has a most unusual way of grieving for her dead son.

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

How West Philadelphia businesses answer MLK’s call to action

8 years ago

Protesters demanding protected bike lanes form a human barrier on Nov. 28, stretching for two blocks along Spruce Street near 11th Street, where a cyclist was killed by a garbage truck the previous morning. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Speak Easy
Urban Planning

Six ways Philly can woo Amazon with better bike lanes

Philadelphia’s Amazon HQ2 bid specifically touted the “livability” of the city with its centrally located bike lanes. The city may need to do more to impress Amazon.

8 years ago

New Year's Resolutions
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

We don’t resolve, we evolve

Many of our commitments have come about circumstantially. By that we mean: We had kids, they had interests, and we jumped right in.

8 years ago

FILE -- In this Oct. 8, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts after speaking at a rally , in Las Vegas.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

The racist-in-chief trashes the American dream

In the past, a president was expected to summon the best angels of our nature, and to honor the American values that have long made us the envy of huddled masses everywhere.

8 years ago

Leslie D. Callahan
Speak Easy
Community

The continuing witness of Martin Luther King Jr.

As our thoughts turn from King's birthday to the 50th anniversary of his death, there is no better time to assess our commitment and progress on matters of justice.

8 years ago

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Goodbye, Darrell Issa, and good riddance

For sheer funniness, lets recap his tenure as a crackpot sleuth of nonexistent scandals.

8 years ago

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