ColumnistsHarrisburg just can’t quit the sketchy tax revenue from skill gamesLawmakers reluctant to raise taxes find it easier to bleed problem gamblers.Paul Davies | Columnist Change is hard for SEPTA and Philadelphia schools | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist The lying is out of control. People need to go to prison.Will Bunch | Columnist 2026 Cadillac Vistiq: It’s the $100,000 questionScott Sturgis | Columnist Putting the Joe Frazier statue in the shadow of the Rocky statue is a low blowStephanie Farr | Columnist AdvertisementWhy a film about the fight for immigrant rights in Philly during Trump 1.0 feels so relevant nowThe issues at the core of Kristal Sotomayor’s short film, “Expanding Sanctuary,” are both meaningfully the same and poignantly different from what they were when it was shot eight years ago.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist Bad Bunny, MPLS, and the ‘neighborism’ saving America | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the word of the year for 2026 is the F-bomb.Will Bunch | Columnist Trump didn’t bring impunity to immigration enforcementAs border residents can tell you, what’s playing out in places like Chicago and Minneapolis is, in many ways, nothing new.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist There is no Black Philadelphia history without Patti LaBelle The 81-year-old singer is the face of Visit Philadelphia's new campaign. “I’m a Philadelphia girl,” said LaBelle who now lives in Villanova.Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we?Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein’s creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.Will Bunch | Columnist Trump’s racist Truth Social post about the Obamas is meant to demean us allTrump has chosen to use the 100th anniversary of Black History Month to send a message. It is now open season on Black people.Solomon Jones | Columnist Trump’s sharing of a racist video of the Obamas on Truth Social is beyond the pale, even for himTrump is a petty, vindictive man whose obsession with the Obamas goes way back. It began in 2011, when Trump deliberately started a campaign of lies about Obama.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist State House bills could help round out Gov. Shapiro’s ambitious housing plan | ShackamaxonPlus: The case against the school district over its admissions policy is back on again, and Jeffery "Jay" Young holds one bad bill but raises Philadelphia two more.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Trump helps Putin wage an ‘energy war’ to freeze Ukrainian civilians into surrenderThe president's refusal to press Putin to end attacks on energy and power infrastructure makes him complicit in Russian war crimes.Trudy Rubin | Columnist From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill CountyA massive warehouse in Tremont, Pa., that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in a $119 million ICE deal.Will Bunch | Columnist 2026 BMW iX garners some rave reviews Quick, smooth, and comfortable, the redesigned electric SUV does many things well and earns strong praise from a usually skeptical Consumer Reports. Scott Sturgis | Columnist Delco’s iconic strip club is rebranding but keeping its Mother’s Day flower saleLou Turk's, a Delco staple for more than 50 years, announced it's changing its name to The Carousel Delco, which comes with ups and downs.Stephanie Farr | Columnist The toxic culture that killed Alex Pretti | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, who is Tulsi Gabbard really working for?Will Bunch | Columnist Censorship on Independence Mall? Arresting Don Lemon? It’s all about reshaping reality in the image of Donald Trump.Don’t try to make sense of it. The White House's moves aren't about seeking fairness or the truth. They're about imposing Trump's distorted worldview on the rest of us.Solomon Jones | Columnist The fraught politics behind the creation of Black History MonthBy promoting the teaching of Black history, the scholar Carter G. Woodson sought to counter prevailing educational narratives that ignored the role of racism and wove a tapestry of whiteness.Solomon Jones | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
Harrisburg just can’t quit the sketchy tax revenue from skill gamesLawmakers reluctant to raise taxes find it easier to bleed problem gamblers.Paul Davies | Columnist
Harrisburg just can’t quit the sketchy tax revenue from skill gamesLawmakers reluctant to raise taxes find it easier to bleed problem gamblers.Paul Davies | Columnist
Putting the Joe Frazier statue in the shadow of the Rocky statue is a low blowStephanie Farr | Columnist
Putting the Joe Frazier statue in the shadow of the Rocky statue is a low blowStephanie Farr | Columnist
Why a film about the fight for immigrant rights in Philly during Trump 1.0 feels so relevant nowThe issues at the core of Kristal Sotomayor’s short film, “Expanding Sanctuary,” are both meaningfully the same and poignantly different from what they were when it was shot eight years ago.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Why a film about the fight for immigrant rights in Philly during Trump 1.0 feels so relevant nowThe issues at the core of Kristal Sotomayor’s short film, “Expanding Sanctuary,” are both meaningfully the same and poignantly different from what they were when it was shot eight years ago.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Bad Bunny, MPLS, and the ‘neighborism’ saving America | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the word of the year for 2026 is the F-bomb.Will Bunch | Columnist
Bad Bunny, MPLS, and the ‘neighborism’ saving America | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, the word of the year for 2026 is the F-bomb.Will Bunch | Columnist
Trump didn’t bring impunity to immigration enforcementAs border residents can tell you, what’s playing out in places like Chicago and Minneapolis is, in many ways, nothing new.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Trump didn’t bring impunity to immigration enforcementAs border residents can tell you, what’s playing out in places like Chicago and Minneapolis is, in many ways, nothing new.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
There is no Black Philadelphia history without Patti LaBelle The 81-year-old singer is the face of Visit Philadelphia's new campaign. “I’m a Philadelphia girl,” said LaBelle who now lives in Villanova.Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist
There is no Black Philadelphia history without Patti LaBelle The 81-year-old singer is the face of Visit Philadelphia's new campaign. “I’m a Philadelphia girl,” said LaBelle who now lives in Villanova.Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we?Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein’s creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.Will Bunch | Columnist
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we?Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein’s creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.Will Bunch | Columnist
Trump’s racist Truth Social post about the Obamas is meant to demean us allTrump has chosen to use the 100th anniversary of Black History Month to send a message. It is now open season on Black people.Solomon Jones | Columnist
Trump’s racist Truth Social post about the Obamas is meant to demean us allTrump has chosen to use the 100th anniversary of Black History Month to send a message. It is now open season on Black people.Solomon Jones | Columnist
Trump’s sharing of a racist video of the Obamas on Truth Social is beyond the pale, even for himTrump is a petty, vindictive man whose obsession with the Obamas goes way back. It began in 2011, when Trump deliberately started a campaign of lies about Obama.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Trump’s sharing of a racist video of the Obamas on Truth Social is beyond the pale, even for himTrump is a petty, vindictive man whose obsession with the Obamas goes way back. It began in 2011, when Trump deliberately started a campaign of lies about Obama.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
State House bills could help round out Gov. Shapiro’s ambitious housing plan | ShackamaxonPlus: The case against the school district over its admissions policy is back on again, and Jeffery "Jay" Young holds one bad bill but raises Philadelphia two more.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
State House bills could help round out Gov. Shapiro’s ambitious housing plan | ShackamaxonPlus: The case against the school district over its admissions policy is back on again, and Jeffery "Jay" Young holds one bad bill but raises Philadelphia two more.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Trump helps Putin wage an ‘energy war’ to freeze Ukrainian civilians into surrenderThe president's refusal to press Putin to end attacks on energy and power infrastructure makes him complicit in Russian war crimes.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump helps Putin wage an ‘energy war’ to freeze Ukrainian civilians into surrenderThe president's refusal to press Putin to end attacks on energy and power infrastructure makes him complicit in Russian war crimes.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill CountyA massive warehouse in Tremont, Pa., that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in a $119 million ICE deal.Will Bunch | Columnist
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill CountyA massive warehouse in Tremont, Pa., that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in a $119 million ICE deal.Will Bunch | Columnist
2026 BMW iX garners some rave reviews Quick, smooth, and comfortable, the redesigned electric SUV does many things well and earns strong praise from a usually skeptical Consumer Reports. Scott Sturgis | Columnist
2026 BMW iX garners some rave reviews Quick, smooth, and comfortable, the redesigned electric SUV does many things well and earns strong praise from a usually skeptical Consumer Reports. Scott Sturgis | Columnist
Delco’s iconic strip club is rebranding but keeping its Mother’s Day flower saleLou Turk's, a Delco staple for more than 50 years, announced it's changing its name to The Carousel Delco, which comes with ups and downs.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
Delco’s iconic strip club is rebranding but keeping its Mother’s Day flower saleLou Turk's, a Delco staple for more than 50 years, announced it's changing its name to The Carousel Delco, which comes with ups and downs.Stephanie Farr | Columnist
The toxic culture that killed Alex Pretti | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, who is Tulsi Gabbard really working for?Will Bunch | Columnist
The toxic culture that killed Alex Pretti | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, who is Tulsi Gabbard really working for?Will Bunch | Columnist
Censorship on Independence Mall? Arresting Don Lemon? It’s all about reshaping reality in the image of Donald Trump.Don’t try to make sense of it. The White House's moves aren't about seeking fairness or the truth. They're about imposing Trump's distorted worldview on the rest of us.Solomon Jones | Columnist
Censorship on Independence Mall? Arresting Don Lemon? It’s all about reshaping reality in the image of Donald Trump.Don’t try to make sense of it. The White House's moves aren't about seeking fairness or the truth. They're about imposing Trump's distorted worldview on the rest of us.Solomon Jones | Columnist
The fraught politics behind the creation of Black History MonthBy promoting the teaching of Black history, the scholar Carter G. Woodson sought to counter prevailing educational narratives that ignored the role of racism and wove a tapestry of whiteness.Solomon Jones | Columnist
The fraught politics behind the creation of Black History MonthBy promoting the teaching of Black history, the scholar Carter G. Woodson sought to counter prevailing educational narratives that ignored the role of racism and wove a tapestry of whiteness.Solomon Jones | Columnist
