Aja Beech

Philadelphia City Councilmember at Large Al Taubenberger

Philly City Council passed a resolution to recognize a Disability Day of Mourning, a step toward valuing the lives of people with disabilities who are murdered by caregivers.

6 years ago

Thousands gathered on the Ben Franklin Parkway the morning of Saturday, January 21, for the Women's March in Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)

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Women’s March organization doesn’t like to be questioned, not even by a progressive woman

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6 years ago

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Health

Can Republicans give Americans with disabilities the health insurance reform they need?

Insurance coverage for health care in America needs reform, especially for those on Medicaid. With the American Health Care Act (AHCA) de ...

6 years ago

Yes, Michelle Fields was assaulted ‘enough’ to press charges. I should know.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was ...

7 years ago

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Despite growth of women’s news sites, a void in women’s news

Women’s “news” has become all about selling ads that promote very specific kinds of women: Women are strong because the ...

8 years ago

Bail an injustice for Philadelphia’s poor

It is estimated that up to 65 percent of ...

8 years ago

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Charter and district schools should not be at odds; my family relies on both

District-run schools and charter schools are all institutions for the public school students of Philadelphia, and their rights are being ...

9 years ago

Eastern University alumni fighting a request to discriminate

Alumni of Eastern University in Delaware County are not waiting for the law to end discrimination; they are appealing to the un ...

9 years ago

Victims hurt twice over by people who watch an assault rather than stop it

In recent weeks, there have been high-profile assaults against women in Philadelphia and in Salem County, New Jersey. Something beyond th ...

9 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is shown speaking to the press in November 2013. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)

Philly DA, Pennsylvania Innocence Project seek justice through improved conviction review

A man erroneously accused of murder, even with the presumption of innocence, might wait as long as two years for the system to clear his ...

9 years ago

Harold Wilson, left, is shown at a 2007 rally against the death penalty on Independence Mall in Philadelphia. Wilson was acquitted of a triple murder after a 2005 retrial. Ray Krone, right, cleared of murder through DNA evidence after spending 10 years in prison, looks on. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, file)

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If Jimmy Dennis was unjustly sentenced, why is he still on death row?

On Aug. 21, 2013, a judge in Philadelphia said Jimmy Dennis, convicted 21 years ago of the murder of Chedell Ray Williams, ...

10 years ago

Customers are shown shopping for produce at the Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, file)

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GOP-slashed Farm Bill to take a bite out of food stamps, separate consumers from local farms

A few weeks ago, a computer error with my food stamps was a powerful reminder of the strong communities that grow up around urban sustain ...

10 years ago

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