Politics
Let’s Not Overreact to the Syrian Electronic Army Threat
Fascinating reports about the sudden rise of the Syrian Electronic Army will ultimately raise more questions about federal investment in technology than how long U.S. […]
Proposal: Get Parties Out of Philly Politics and Reorganize Around Issues
NextCity.org has an interesting proposal to fix the never-endingly sclerotic nature of doing business at City Hall: Get the parties—Democrats and Republicans—out of local governance […]
No, Martin Luther King Was Not a Conservative Republican
This afternoon, America will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Another march is scheduled to be held in […]
Corbett’s New New Education Secretary Also Has Problems
It keeps getting worse: Gov. Tom Corbett’s latest nominee to head the state Education Department led the national search team that helped steer the Allentown […]
Sarah Murnaghan Goes Home, Takes New Lungs With Her
CBS News reports: Sarah Murnaghan, the Pa. girl whose family sued to get her an adult lung transplant, left the The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia […]
Mayor Nutter “Drops the Mic” on Schools; Teachers Ready to Compromise
We told you that Mayor Nutter really doesn’t like that ad accusing him of shirking his duty on funding city schools. On Tuesday night, he […]
Four Questions for President Obama About Going to War in Syria
Well, it sure looks like America is going to go to war in Syria. President Obama, who rose to presidential plausibility as the anti-war alternative […]
If You Shut Brian Sims Up, He Shall Become More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine
It seems that Daryl Metcalfe’s refusal to let Brian Sims speak on the House floor has, in some ways, worked out pretty well for Sims. […]
After a Century, Democrats Ready to Take the Lead in Delco
Delaware County has always—always—been a Republican hotbed, but that’s no longer the case. Like the state of Pennsylvania (which used to be a “swing state) […]
Let’s Just Let Cursive Writing Die Already
As if to prove there is nothing in life—nothing—beyond our culture wars, I give you this: We now face a battle over the future of […]
We Need to Rebrand the Climate Change Conversation
As the Earth appears to snap, crackle and pop into a molten lava pulp of pain, the reaction of its largest super power inhabitant is […]
Could Ending Philly’s Resign-to-Run Rule Create the Next Fumo?
When Vince Fumo was hauled off to a Kentucky prison, there were murmurs that one day we might miss him. And now, we do. It’s […]
Hillary Clinton Will Visit Philly Three Times This Fall, So Ed Rendell’s Year Is Made
CBS Philly reports that Hillary Clinton will visit Philadelphia three times this fall, and that Ed Rendell has her back. Former Governor and former DNC […]
Black Dogs (And Five More Signs President Obama Hates White People)
Gov. Paul LePage told a group of Republican lawmakers and political supporters during a fundraiser on Aug. 12 that President Barack Obama “hates white people,” […]
Democrats Should Be Wary of a Hillary Coronation
Should Democrats continue with their coronation of Hillary Clinton as their nominee for 2016 — prior to any official primary — they run the risk […]