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In this Feb. 2, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
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Want to preserve religious freedom? Preserve the line between church and state.

For the last 63 years, the ...

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Leanne, who overstayed a tourist visa from the United Kingdom to take care of her sick father, and her dog Lily at their home in Chester County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Leanne: Overstaying her tourist visa to nurse family ties

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

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 Tanesha holds her Jamaican passport. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Tanesha: An unauthorized worker abused by her employer

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José: Undocumented for 22 years, ‘one of the unlucky ones’

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

9 years ago

 Bioengineer Nancy Pleshko ordered takeout from an Italian restaurant on her way from her lab at Temple University to her home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. This is what she and her two teenage children at home have for dinner around once a week, to save time. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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The ‘baby penalty’ often sidelines female scientists

Married women scientists with children are less likely to get a tenure track job than married men with children. Nancy Pleshko, a ...

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 The Women's March on Philadelphia as seen from the rally stage, January 21, 2017. (Beth E. Finn)
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3 steps to releasing your inner activist — reflections on the Women’s March on Philadelphia

The state of activism in Philadelphia, and indeed throughout the United States and the world, is evolving. Reacting to the fears many mar ...

9 years ago

 Members of Up Against The Law Legal Collective demonstrate police limitations when frisking detainees. (Jonathan Wilson for NewsWorks)
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Courts & Law

Thinking of joining a protest? Here’s what to know before you take the streets

Attending a protest is empowering. It can also be overwhelming for people new to protests. It's important to be well-informed.

9 years ago

Vera Rubin at Lowell Observatory in 1965. Kent Ford, her longtime collaborator is kneeling in the hard hat. (Photo by Bob Rubin)
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Science

Badass Ladies in Labs

Vera Rubin. Zora Neale Hurston. Eugenie Clark. On this episode, we celebrate women who forged a path for generations of female scientists ...

Air Date: March 24, 2017

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 Demonstrators are shown at  march in honor of International Women's Day, March 8, 2017, in Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for NewsWorks, file)
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In the Trump Era, Philadelphia is in crisis control

While previous protest movements such as Occupy Philadelphia and t ...

9 years ago

 Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby announces the union's endorsement of Rich Negrin for district attorney. (Dave Davies/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Conflict of interest in FOP endorsement of Philly DA candidate

One of the most complicated and delicate relationships a district attorney must balance is their relationship with the police. ...

9 years ago

 Nearly 200 people attended a town hall on Delaware prison reform Monday night. Many said prisoners are routinely subjected to abuse by guards and inadequate health care. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
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Former inmates, relatives claim Delaware prisoners abused, denied proper health care

Delaware prisoners are subjected to widespread abuse by guards and inadequate health care, more than two dozen former inmates, relatives ...

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Lillian Peck looking a shark in the mouth during a Gills Club meeting. (Courtesy of Hillary Peck)
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Sharks aren’t just for boys: Gills Club inspires aspiring female biologists

It’s no secret that there are fewer women than men in a lot of STEM fields. One group is trying to target that problem by inspiring ...

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Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee refuses to stand up for ordinary working Americans

From the cops policing our streets to the judges in our courts, our justice system is one of the most important demonstrations ...

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Brianna Wu has been outspoken about sexism in male-dominated video game culture. (Photo by Shannon Grant, courtesy of Brianna Wu)
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Game developer wants to take her cultural critique to Congress

Brianna Wu has been outspoken about sexism in male-dominated video game culture. Brianna Wu has loved video games ever since she w ...

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Before she was a novelist, Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist. (Photo via Library of Congress)
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Novelist Zora Neale Hurston was a cultural anthropologist first

The celebrated novel ‘Their Eyes Were Watching God’ grew from fieldwork in the Black South. Before novelist Zora Neale ...

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