Politics

Michael Tomasky on political polarization and how to end it

Bridget Kelly authored the infamous "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" email the month before the lane realignment went into effect.

There is a fundamental mismatch between what sexual assault survivors disclose and what legal systems need to hear to take action.

Writer Michael Tomasky argues that political polarization was baked into the American political process from the beginning.

The revelation that elected officials in Virginia had at one point worn or endorsed blackface has caused us to grapple with its history.

And why Larry Krasner's criminal justice reform agenda is having a moment.

Negotiators on Capitol Hill announced that lawmakers had reached an agreement in principle to fund the government ahead of midnight Friday deadline to avoid another shutdown.

Philadelphia election officials are about to select a new voting system, and critics say they’ve tilted the process toward one high-priced bidder.

After serving for 40 years in Philadelphia government, Councilman Bill Greenlee won't run for re-election this year. Other candidates are ready to seek his seat.

The law would lessen the requirements to have someone be mandated to receive outpatient services for a mental illness.

The effort to eliminate HIV by 2030, will target “hotspots” nationwide for extra resources to diagnose, treat, and prevent the disease.

Former Allentown managing director Francis Dougherty, who pleaded guilty to a corruption charge almost two years ago, was sentenced Friday to three years' probation.

For years, Pennsylvania's school-funding system has stuck out nationally, occasionally flagged as one of the least equitable.

As political and economic crises threaten to topple Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, political scientists like us are not surprised that he has run into trouble.

Philadelphia Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell froze the sale of 4601 Market to help developer and Belmont Charter School Network CEO Michael Karp.