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History

Martha Obermiller of Denver, right, chants during a rally protesting the immigration policies of President Donald Trump, near the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017.
Courts & Law

A nation built by immigrants, America can’t shake its fears of foreigners

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY/NewsWorks t ...

8 years ago

 Aerial view of Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. (AP Photo, file)
Speak Easy
Lifestyle

Red hot in a green heaven — the day I became a Phillies fan

The late-setting July sun illuminated the canyon of freshly deserted mills on the avenue. Over-sized factory windows coated in senescent ...

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

For Philly’s Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees, Trump policies spark memories and mixed reactions

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

MOVE and memory: What is an appropriate monument for 6200 Osage Avenue?

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Historical marker coming to site of MOVE assault

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

What can we learn from George Orwell today?

There is much to be learned from George Orwell’s classic novel “1984,” written in 1949, which has suddenly jumped again ...

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Saying farewell to the last remaining grove of English Elms in the country

8 years ago

Speak Easy
Arts & Entertainment

The changing nature of paper reflects the changing way we communicate

If music has charms to calm the savage breast, can art soothe the distraught body politic? “Paperscapes” at the ...

8 years ago

 A scene from Henry Hampton’s documentary “Eyes on the Prize.”
Speak Easy
Community

Black History Month is not enough

It’s that time of year again, Black History Month, the month that brings attention to the American history that doesn’t get much “a ...

8 years ago

 John Vanderlyn's portrait of James Madison, fourth president of the United States, hangs in the White House.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Our 45th president could learn a lot from our 4th president

We tend to look to the past for guidance and wisdom. There are cues that today's political class should take from the fourth president of the United States, James Madison.

8 years ago

 Dr. Priya Musunuri, a geriatric psychiatrist at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, prepares to administer electroconvulsive therapy. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

How electroconvulsive therapy’s troubled past has colored its modern use

Elyse Hunt hit rock bottom last summer. She had pummeled deeply into an already serious depression, leaving her bedridden and contemplati ...

8 years ago

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A truck drives near the Mexico-U.S. border fence. Sens. John McCain and Chris. Coons formally introduced a bill that would grant permanent legal status to undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers,” and start bolstering security along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP file photo)
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

The Mongols are coming! The Mongols are coming!

Donald Trump’s wall is sure to become a geo-political trivia question, which will likely be phrased, “What humongous ego tha ...

8 years ago

President-elect Donald Trump stands on stage as his pick for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a rally at DeltaPlex Arena
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Lifestyle

Trump’s vision of America’s past is bad for America’s future

When I was an undergrad at Temple, I was asked to create an illustration for an article about abortion to appear in the first issue of th ...

8 years ago

A part of the declassified version of the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia's efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process is photographed in Washington
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Trump, the CIA, and the historical fallacy

Donald Trump is correct: The American intelligence community misled us about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction. So that mean ...

8 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Public feedback sought on on Schuylkill River Swing Bridge project

8 years ago

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