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Philly needs antispeculation tax on property "flippers"The improvement of neighborhoods is a good thing, but there is concern that new development is driving up housing costs for longtime low-income residents.Think Tank July 1, 2015Link copied to clipboardWhy Rachel Dolezal is still welcome among blacksWe know what it’s like to be excluded, degraded, less valued, how welcome it is to be taken in and how good it feels to extend that hand.Think Tank June 16, 2015Link copied to clipboardMedicaid rule in Pa. limits access to IUDsPennsylvania is missing out on a solution that would help more than half of the women who deliver in our state get better access to the contraception they choose when they want itThink Tank June 11, 2015Link copied to clipboardTo save birds, change rules on wind turbinesWind turbines kill hundreds of thousands of birds annually, and scientists have estimated that the growing number of turbines could kill more than a million birds each year by 2030.Think Tank June 2, 2015Link copied to clipboardPhilly schools to join city's recycling effortAs the first step toward implementing a roadmap to cleaner, healthier schools, the District will institute a system-wide recycling program in the fall.Think Tank May 27, 2015Link copied to clipboardDespite PR, crime still an issue for CamdenLast year, Camden’s violent crime rate was 2,015 per 100,000 people, far surpassing the second most violent city, Atlantic City, with 1,322.Think Tank May 20, 2015Link copied to clipboardOverhaul Pa.'s failing education modelWe can do far more for public education by rethinking the system rather than just shoveling more money into a model that clearly fails the needy.Think Tank May 14, 2015Link copied to clipboardCharleston killings echo massacre in S. AfricaMy first thought when I heard about Charleston was of a bright November afternoon in Pretoria, in 1988.Think Tank June 22, 2015Link copied to clipboardOn trade, Pelosi does GOP a favorThe Democratic powerhouse from California has given Republicans, especially those representing Pennsylvania, another chance to return the affections of the voters that put them into office.Think Tank June 15, 2015Link copied to clipboardMerging Girard and Hershey schools could improve bothIn short, here’s the situation: The Hershey School has money but needs students; Girard College has students but needs money.Think Tank June 8, 2015Link copied to clipboardDon't put Philly prison on the riverfrontPhiladelphia’s elected officials are considering what to do with a prime piece of riverfront property. The leading choice: A prison. Seriously. A prison. How stupid is that?Think Tank June 1, 2015Link copied to clipboardPro and con on 20-week abortion banTwo writers discuss the bill passed May 13 by the U.S. House that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks.Think Tank May 22, 2015Link copied to clipboardCourt candidates, pledge to limit campaign donationsWill the six primary election winners agree to protect the institution of the court from the corrupting effect of independent money in the upcoming campaign? It is within their power to do so.Think Tank May 18, 2015Link copied to clipboardPa. Senate bill a step toward easing pension crisisYou are on the hook for nearly $4,000. That's your share of the astounding $50 billion in unfunded pension payments for state employees.Think Tank May 12, 2015Link copied to clipboardPapal encyclical evokes spirit of St. FrancisThe pope connects our stewardship of the Earth to the law of love that demands we give the poor first dibs on the kingdom of God.Think Tank June 17, 2015Link copied to clipboardLift oil-export ban and build more pipelinesLifting the oil-export ban would amplify the benefits of the energy revolution at little cost. And more pipelines would help the U.S. efficiently and safely move shale oil to coastal refineries and ports.Think Tank June 12, 2015Link copied to clipboardSantorum to pope: Stay away from scienceIf Rick Santorum is truly a faithful defender and promoter of life, he will come to embrace the teachings of Pope Francis on the environment.Think Tank June 5, 2015Link copied to clipboardDad as DJ: Hear him roarParenthood involves many sacrifices, chief among them a good night’s sleep, uninterrupted trips to the loo, and quiet car rides. But it does not mean giving up Johnny Cash for some Katy Perry.Think Tank May 29, 2015Link copied to clipboardEchoes of Hamilton in Huckabee messageHuckabee's championing of domestic nation-building imperatives that Alexander Hamilton once outlined in Philadelphia will resonate not only across Middle America, but also in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Think Tank May 21, 2015Link copied to clipboardHigh costs of underfunding rail and other needsThe United States should spend at least an additional $150 billion a year on infrastructure through 2020 to meet its needs, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.Think Tank May 15, 2015Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Philly needs antispeculation tax on property "flippers"The improvement of neighborhoods is a good thing, but there is concern that new development is driving up housing costs for longtime low-income residents.Think Tank July 1, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Philly needs antispeculation tax on property "flippers"The improvement of neighborhoods is a good thing, but there is concern that new development is driving up housing costs for longtime low-income residents.Think Tank July 1, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Why Rachel Dolezal is still welcome among blacksWe know what it’s like to be excluded, degraded, less valued, how welcome it is to be taken in and how good it feels to extend that hand.Think Tank June 16, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Why Rachel Dolezal is still welcome among blacksWe know what it’s like to be excluded, degraded, less valued, how welcome it is to be taken in and how good it feels to extend that hand.Think Tank June 16, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Medicaid rule in Pa. limits access to IUDsPennsylvania is missing out on a solution that would help more than half of the women who deliver in our state get better access to the contraception they choose when they want itThink Tank June 11, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Medicaid rule in Pa. limits access to IUDsPennsylvania is missing out on a solution that would help more than half of the women who deliver in our state get better access to the contraception they choose when they want itThink Tank June 11, 2015Link copied to clipboard
To save birds, change rules on wind turbinesWind turbines kill hundreds of thousands of birds annually, and scientists have estimated that the growing number of turbines could kill more than a million birds each year by 2030.Think Tank June 2, 2015Link copied to clipboard
To save birds, change rules on wind turbinesWind turbines kill hundreds of thousands of birds annually, and scientists have estimated that the growing number of turbines could kill more than a million birds each year by 2030.Think Tank June 2, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Philly schools to join city's recycling effortAs the first step toward implementing a roadmap to cleaner, healthier schools, the District will institute a system-wide recycling program in the fall.Think Tank May 27, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Philly schools to join city's recycling effortAs the first step toward implementing a roadmap to cleaner, healthier schools, the District will institute a system-wide recycling program in the fall.Think Tank May 27, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Despite PR, crime still an issue for CamdenLast year, Camden’s violent crime rate was 2,015 per 100,000 people, far surpassing the second most violent city, Atlantic City, with 1,322.Think Tank May 20, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Despite PR, crime still an issue for CamdenLast year, Camden’s violent crime rate was 2,015 per 100,000 people, far surpassing the second most violent city, Atlantic City, with 1,322.Think Tank May 20, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Overhaul Pa.'s failing education modelWe can do far more for public education by rethinking the system rather than just shoveling more money into a model that clearly fails the needy.Think Tank May 14, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Overhaul Pa.'s failing education modelWe can do far more for public education by rethinking the system rather than just shoveling more money into a model that clearly fails the needy.Think Tank May 14, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Charleston killings echo massacre in S. AfricaMy first thought when I heard about Charleston was of a bright November afternoon in Pretoria, in 1988.Think Tank June 22, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Charleston killings echo massacre in S. AfricaMy first thought when I heard about Charleston was of a bright November afternoon in Pretoria, in 1988.Think Tank June 22, 2015Link copied to clipboard
On trade, Pelosi does GOP a favorThe Democratic powerhouse from California has given Republicans, especially those representing Pennsylvania, another chance to return the affections of the voters that put them into office.Think Tank June 15, 2015Link copied to clipboard
On trade, Pelosi does GOP a favorThe Democratic powerhouse from California has given Republicans, especially those representing Pennsylvania, another chance to return the affections of the voters that put them into office.Think Tank June 15, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Merging Girard and Hershey schools could improve bothIn short, here’s the situation: The Hershey School has money but needs students; Girard College has students but needs money.Think Tank June 8, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Merging Girard and Hershey schools could improve bothIn short, here’s the situation: The Hershey School has money but needs students; Girard College has students but needs money.Think Tank June 8, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Don't put Philly prison on the riverfrontPhiladelphia’s elected officials are considering what to do with a prime piece of riverfront property. The leading choice: A prison. Seriously. A prison. How stupid is that?Think Tank June 1, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Don't put Philly prison on the riverfrontPhiladelphia’s elected officials are considering what to do with a prime piece of riverfront property. The leading choice: A prison. Seriously. A prison. How stupid is that?Think Tank June 1, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Pro and con on 20-week abortion banTwo writers discuss the bill passed May 13 by the U.S. House that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks.Think Tank May 22, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Pro and con on 20-week abortion banTwo writers discuss the bill passed May 13 by the U.S. House that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks.Think Tank May 22, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Court candidates, pledge to limit campaign donationsWill the six primary election winners agree to protect the institution of the court from the corrupting effect of independent money in the upcoming campaign? It is within their power to do so.Think Tank May 18, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Court candidates, pledge to limit campaign donationsWill the six primary election winners agree to protect the institution of the court from the corrupting effect of independent money in the upcoming campaign? It is within their power to do so.Think Tank May 18, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Pa. Senate bill a step toward easing pension crisisYou are on the hook for nearly $4,000. That's your share of the astounding $50 billion in unfunded pension payments for state employees.Think Tank May 12, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Pa. Senate bill a step toward easing pension crisisYou are on the hook for nearly $4,000. That's your share of the astounding $50 billion in unfunded pension payments for state employees.Think Tank May 12, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Papal encyclical evokes spirit of St. FrancisThe pope connects our stewardship of the Earth to the law of love that demands we give the poor first dibs on the kingdom of God.Think Tank June 17, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Papal encyclical evokes spirit of St. FrancisThe pope connects our stewardship of the Earth to the law of love that demands we give the poor first dibs on the kingdom of God.Think Tank June 17, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Lift oil-export ban and build more pipelinesLifting the oil-export ban would amplify the benefits of the energy revolution at little cost. And more pipelines would help the U.S. efficiently and safely move shale oil to coastal refineries and ports.Think Tank June 12, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Lift oil-export ban and build more pipelinesLifting the oil-export ban would amplify the benefits of the energy revolution at little cost. And more pipelines would help the U.S. efficiently and safely move shale oil to coastal refineries and ports.Think Tank June 12, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Santorum to pope: Stay away from scienceIf Rick Santorum is truly a faithful defender and promoter of life, he will come to embrace the teachings of Pope Francis on the environment.Think Tank June 5, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Santorum to pope: Stay away from scienceIf Rick Santorum is truly a faithful defender and promoter of life, he will come to embrace the teachings of Pope Francis on the environment.Think Tank June 5, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Dad as DJ: Hear him roarParenthood involves many sacrifices, chief among them a good night’s sleep, uninterrupted trips to the loo, and quiet car rides. But it does not mean giving up Johnny Cash for some Katy Perry.Think Tank May 29, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Dad as DJ: Hear him roarParenthood involves many sacrifices, chief among them a good night’s sleep, uninterrupted trips to the loo, and quiet car rides. But it does not mean giving up Johnny Cash for some Katy Perry.Think Tank May 29, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Echoes of Hamilton in Huckabee messageHuckabee's championing of domestic nation-building imperatives that Alexander Hamilton once outlined in Philadelphia will resonate not only across Middle America, but also in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Think Tank May 21, 2015Link copied to clipboard
Echoes of Hamilton in Huckabee messageHuckabee's championing of domestic nation-building imperatives that Alexander Hamilton once outlined in Philadelphia will resonate not only across Middle America, but also in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Think Tank May 21, 2015Link copied to clipboard
High costs of underfunding rail and other needsThe United States should spend at least an additional $150 billion a year on infrastructure through 2020 to meet its needs, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.Think Tank May 15, 2015Link copied to clipboard
High costs of underfunding rail and other needsThe United States should spend at least an additional $150 billion a year on infrastructure through 2020 to meet its needs, according to the McKinsey Global Institute.Think Tank May 15, 2015Link copied to clipboard