Pa. sending 500 more National Guard troops to Philadelphia area in a messy scramble. | Maria Panaritis
Opinion

Pa. sending 500 more National Guard troops to Philadelphia area in a messy scramble. | Maria Panaritis

by Maria Panaritis
George Floyd protests across the country means getting help securing Philadelphia amid protests and looting is harder to come by than usual.
The president of the United States declared war on America on Monday night | Will Bunch
Opinion

Trump declared war on America in Rose Garden speech in response to protests | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
Trump responds to the nation's pain over racism by vowing to "dominate the streets" like a tinhorn dictator.
The president of the United States declared war on America on Monday night | Will Bunch
Opinion

Trump declared war on America in Rose Garden speech in response to protests | Will Bunch

Trump responds to the nation's pain over racism by vowing to "dominate the streets" like a tinhorn dictator.
It’s ironic that the Tulsa massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street happened 99 years ago this week | Jenice Armstrong
Opinion

It’s ironic that the Tulsa massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street happened 99 years ago this week | Jenice Armstrong

by Jenice Armstrong
Nearly 100 years have passed and America still can’t get past its original sin of racism. Decades have gone by yet we are still fighting many of the same battles. African Americans still want to be treated fairly in a system that has a long history of not doing right by us.
It’s ironic that the Tulsa massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street happened 99 years ago this week | Jenice Armstrong
Opinion

It’s ironic that the Tulsa massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street happened 99 years ago this week | Jenice Armstrong

Nearly 100 years have passed and America still can’t get past its original sin of racism. Decades have gone by yet we are still fighting many of the same battles. African Americans still want to be treated fairly in a system that has a long history of not doing right by us.
Shop Rite owner begs for National Guard after two Philly supermarkets are devastated by looting | Maria Panaritis
Opinion

Shop Rite owner begs for National Guard after two Philly supermarkets are devastated by looting | Maria Panaritis

by Maria Panaritis
Jeff Brown rescued Philadelphia's food deserts with his supermarkets. He's now begging for security to keep them open after two were ravaged in George Floyd-killing-related weekend violence.
Shop Rite owner begs for National Guard after two Philly supermarkets are devastated by looting | Maria Panaritis
Opinion

Shop Rite owner begs for National Guard after two Philly supermarkets are devastated by looting | Maria Panaritis

Jeff Brown rescued Philadelphia's food deserts with his supermarkets. He's now begging for security to keep them open after two were ravaged in George Floyd-killing-related weekend violence.
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This black man understands the protests. But as a business owner, he’s suffering, too | Elizabeth Wellington
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This black man understands the protests. But as a business owner, he’s suffering, too | Elizabeth Wellington

by Elizabeth Wellington
“It’s no longer good enough not to be racist,” Steve Jamison said. "When you you are complacent, you are complicit.”
Damaging buildings disproportionately hurts the people protesters are trying to uplift | Inga Saffron
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Damaging buildings disproportionately hurts the people protesters are trying to uplift | Inga Saffron

by Inga Saffron
"People over property" is a great as a rhetorical slogan. But as a practical matter, the destruction of downtown buildings in Philadelphia - and in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles and in a dozen other American cities - could be devastating for the future of cities.
How government priorities favor racism over citizens literally fighting for their lives | Helen Ubiñas
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How government priorities favor racism over citizens literally fighting for their lives | Helen Ubiñas

by Helen Ubiñas
The city can get crews out first thing to clean up a statue, and yet it can’t always manage to wash the blood off city streets just minutes from downtown where young black and brown men are regularly gunned down.
Is a former GSK pharma exec from Philly’s Main Line the right czar to speed the nation’s coronavirus vaccine?
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Is a former GSK pharma exec from Philly’s Main Line the right czar to speed the nation’s coronavirus vaccine?

by Joseph N. DiStefano
Born in Morocco, educated in Belgium and the Ivy League, and a registered Democrat, Moncef Slaoui of Gladwyne is “a world-renowned immunologist,” Trump declared, just the man to run Operation Warp Speed, the public-private project to find a vaccine.
Where do we go from here? That’s what we need to ask in the wake of George Floyd protests. | Jenice Armstrong
Opinion

Where do we go from here? That’s what we need to ask in the wake of George Floyd protests. | Jenice Armstrong

by Jenice Armstrong
“Where we go from here for me is for the government and for leaders to call for a frank conversation that will have policies and bills attached to it that deal with white racism,” said Chad Dion Lassiter, executive director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
From Minneapolis to broken streets of Philly, the ‘human capital stock’ has finally had enough | Will Bunch
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From Minneapolis to broken streets of Philly, the ‘human capital stock’ has finally had enough | Will Bunch

by Will Bunch
As America erupts in rebellion from coast-to-coast, people ask, “Why?” when they really should be asking, “What took so long?”
After the chaos, black Philadelphians should refocus on justice | Solomon Jones
Opinion

After the chaos, black Philadelphians should refocus on justice | Solomon Jones

by Solomon Jones
When others come in and turn peaceful protests violent, they can go back to where they came from. But this is our home.
Philadelphia struggles to adapt summer’s rituals to pandemic’s reality | Inga Saffron
Now What?

Philadelphia struggles to adapt summer’s rituals to pandemic’s reality | Inga Saffron

by Inga Saffron
Can the season of sun, fun, and crowds survive without the crowds?
The U.S. economy could see a double-dip recession if Trump administration, Congress fail to act
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The U.S. economy could see a double-dip recession if Trump administration, Congress fail to act

by Mark Zandi, For The Inquirer
With no engine of growth on the other side of the business reopenings, the responsibility to ensure the economy avoids a double-dip recession later this year rests on the Trump administration and Congress.
Pandemic pot shots in Washington, but America at its best in Pa.'s Chester and Delaware Counties | Maria Panaritis
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How Pennsylvania's richest county is helping one of its poorest counties through the pandemic | Maria Panaritis

by Maria Panaritis
While President Trump has sown COVID division and anger, public health and political officials have linked arms across borders in southeastern Pa. to defeat the common foe.
Foraging chef Phil Manganaro digs deeper for wild ingredients
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Foraging chef Phil Manganaro digs deeper for wild ingredients

by Craig LaBan
The Merchantville, N.J., chef goes on foraging mission to find ingredients for the unconventional takeout menus at Park Place Cafe.
Now do you understand why Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest police brutality? | Jenice Armstrong
Opinion

Now do you understand why Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest police brutality? | Jenice Armstrong

by Jenice Armstrong
I am genuinely curious as to what some of those who have emailed me in the past think about the viral video of a handcuffed George Floyd lying nearly motionless on the ground with a white police officer’s knee pressed against his neck for nine excruciating minutes.
U.S. must stand with Hong Kong against Beijing’s efforts to crush its freedoms | Trudy Rubin
Opinion

U.S. must stand with Hong Kong against Beijing’s efforts to crush its freedoms | Trudy Rubin

by Trudy Rubin
Stand with Hong Kong, stand firm, and stand with the democratic world.
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