ColumnistsWhy 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 an hour agoBad Bunny, MPLS, and the ‘neighborism’ saving America | Will Bunch NewsletterWill Bunch | Columnist Trump didn’t bring impunity to immigration enforcementLuis F. Carrasco | Columnist There is no Black Philadelphia history without Patti LaBelle Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we?Will Bunch | Columnist AdvertisementTrump’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 A not-‘toned down’ Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in OhioA plan for immigration raids this week on thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, shows that nothing has changed.Will Bunch | Columnist Trump’s immigration crackdown also threatens Americans’ pocketbooksUnder the president’s policies, which also curtail legal immigration, families will end up paying an extra $2,150 a year for goods and services by 2028.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist Trump betrays his pledge to Iran’s protesters by letting clerics crush themTighter sanctions, cyberwarfare, and Starlinks would be more helpful than bombing, which is unlikely to topple the regime.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Like the 2025 Eagles’ offense, Philly’s 2026 snow response has been underwhelming | ShackamaxonPlus: The different incentives that drive the mayor and Council, and reforming the city's "resign to run" provision.Daniel Pearson | Columnist CBS, Washington Post blind themselves when America needs eyes on the groundTwo iconic U.S. newsrooms slash reporting and stress opinion writing even as Minnesota proves the need for factual journalism.Will Bunch | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
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 an hour ago
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 an hour ago
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
A not-‘toned down’ Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in OhioA plan for immigration raids this week on thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, shows that nothing has changed.Will Bunch | Columnist
A not-‘toned down’ Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in OhioA plan for immigration raids this week on thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, shows that nothing has changed.Will Bunch | Columnist
Trump’s immigration crackdown also threatens Americans’ pocketbooksUnder the president’s policies, which also curtail legal immigration, families will end up paying an extra $2,150 a year for goods and services by 2028.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Trump’s immigration crackdown also threatens Americans’ pocketbooksUnder the president’s policies, which also curtail legal immigration, families will end up paying an extra $2,150 a year for goods and services by 2028.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Trump betrays his pledge to Iran’s protesters by letting clerics crush themTighter sanctions, cyberwarfare, and Starlinks would be more helpful than bombing, which is unlikely to topple the regime.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump betrays his pledge to Iran’s protesters by letting clerics crush themTighter sanctions, cyberwarfare, and Starlinks would be more helpful than bombing, which is unlikely to topple the regime.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Like the 2025 Eagles’ offense, Philly’s 2026 snow response has been underwhelming | ShackamaxonPlus: The different incentives that drive the mayor and Council, and reforming the city's "resign to run" provision.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Like the 2025 Eagles’ offense, Philly’s 2026 snow response has been underwhelming | ShackamaxonPlus: The different incentives that drive the mayor and Council, and reforming the city's "resign to run" provision.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
CBS, Washington Post blind themselves when America needs eyes on the groundTwo iconic U.S. newsrooms slash reporting and stress opinion writing even as Minnesota proves the need for factual journalism.Will Bunch | Columnist
CBS, Washington Post blind themselves when America needs eyes on the groundTwo iconic U.S. newsrooms slash reporting and stress opinion writing even as Minnesota proves the need for factual journalism.Will Bunch | Columnist
