
Opinion & Essay
Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Home,’ ‘Iphigenia at Aulis,’ and ‘Alchemist’
HomeIt all begins with a simple large frame. How it ends, I won’t say. With that frame, theater artist Geoff Sobelle begins to buil ...
8 years ago
An ignorant America endangers democracy
Donald Trump famously declared, “I love the poorly educated!” and w ...
8 years ago
Former reporter Fiedler running for Pa. State House, hoping to unseat Keller in South Philly
Former WHYY reporter Elizabeth Fiedler announced Tuesday she’s getting into politics, running in next year’s Democratic prima ...
8 years ago
During opioid crisis, Camden leaders put life-saving needle exchange in peril
With a staggering 64,000 Americans killed by drug overdoses last year according to the Centers for Disease Control, needle-exchange progr ...
8 years ago
Hey, Hillary, we already know what happened
Al Franken said it well last spring: “I love Hillary … and I think she has a right to analyze what happened. But we do have t ...
8 years ago
Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Strange Tenants,’ ‘The Hand Job’ and ‘Gatz’
Strange TenantsArresting in its weirdness and impressive in its quivers, jerks and writhing, “Strange Tenants” is about the w ...
8 years ago
In times of disaster, support, love, and kindness keep us sane
Over the last several months we have been hit with events of terror, tragedy, disaster, and political upheaval. With today’s 16th a ...
8 years ago
Philly legislative delegation getting younger
The election of Donald Trump has spurred a wave of young, progressive Democrats to seek political office, and many of first-time candidat ...
8 years ago
In Florida, climate change denier Rick Scott can’t connect the dots
How horrifying it has been to track one of America's dire natural disasters. I'm referring to Florida governor Rick Scott.
8 years ago
Philly Fringe reviews: ‘Fishtown’ and ‘Hello Blackout!’
FishtownHoly wireless tamale! We’ve given our credit cards to online sites, our Social Security numbers to Equifax and now, Interne ...
8 years ago
Can Democrats win Charlie Dent’s Pa. congressional seat?
Does the sudden departure of Allentown-area Republican Congressman Charlie Dent give Democrats a shot at Pennsylvania’s 15th Congre ...
8 years ago
ListenSeriously, THIS is what Trump’s allies are angry about?
Trump’s Republican and conservative allies are “ ...
8 years ago
Eugène Ionesco’s The Bald SopranoIt’s a typical night at the Smiths: The conversation between them (or sometimes with no one ...
8 years ago
Union leader’s racist comment makes him a bad rep for Philly police
Last week John McNesby provided a disturbing display of racism, which reflected very poorly on the officers he represents.
8 years ago
Fact-checking Trump’s most taxing serial lie
If we can agree that one definition of insanity is the impulse to utter the same idiocy over and over, then I’ll offer these items ...
8 years ago
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