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The National Constitution Center on Independence Mall in Philadelphia will host the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10.

The power of hosting the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center

The fact that, for the first time, a presidential debate will occur not at a university or commercial venue, but at a history museum is a meaningful one.

Cameron Katz, For The Inquireran hour ago

Millennials were the first modern American generation to have the dream of a better life than their parents crumble in front of their faces, writes Nicole Pandolfo.

The 9/11 generation turns 40

Nicole Pandolfo, For The Inquirer

The statue of Gen. Lafayette is pictured in Paris in 2020. The Marquis de Lafayette sailed to the United States in 1777 to join the revolutionary uprising and was named a major-general in the Continental Army.

Letters to the Editor | Sept. 9, 2024

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

President Donald Trump (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018.

Trump’s real Project 2025 was written for him in Moscow by Vladimir Putin’s men

Will Bunch | Columnist

Larry Miller poses for a photograph on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at City Hall.

As a person of faith, discovering I had cancer was hard. The journey since has been even harder.

Larry Miller, For The Inquirer

Trump’s real Project 2025 was written for him in Moscow by Vladimir Putin’s men

A series of stunning federal charges shows Putin's racist strategy for helping Trump to win and abandon Ukraine.

Will Bunch | Columnist

President Donald Trump (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018.

President Donald Trump (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018.

Trump’s real Project 2025 was written for him in Moscow by Vladimir Putin’s men

A series of stunning federal charges shows Putin's racist strategy for helping Trump to win and abandon Ukraine.

Will Bunch | Columnist

Her husband’s cold case was solved more than a decade after his murder. Now she’s started a nonprofit to help others.

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

Keyna Drinks lost her husband to gun violence, so she started a nonprofit that helps others after their investigations have gone cold.

Is a Sixers arena or biomedical hub more likely to revive East Market Street?

Inga Saffron | Columnist

Comcast Spectator has laid out a speculative plan to convert the Fashion District mall on Market Street into labs for medical research. The plan calls for replacing the mall's opaque facade with large windows. The labs would be located on the upper floors, while the ground floor and concourse would continue to house retail and other public uses.

Keeping the Philadelphi Corridor will endanger Israel’s security and doom the remaining hostages

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

People attend a rally demanding a cease-fire deal and the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the deaths of six hostages in the Palestinian territory, in Jerusalem on Monday.

Ala Stanford’s new book is equal parts memoir and rallying cry for health-care equity

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Ala Stanford speaks at the Black Doctors Consortium Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2021. The center was opened with the goal of making health care accessible for those in communities that might struggle to get proper health-care treatment.

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Presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are debating in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Tough questions must be asked and answered about Trump’s plans if he returns to the White House, writes the Editorial Board.

If debate moderators want to hold Trump accountable, they need to ask him these questions | Editorial

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The Editorial Board recommends state Rep. Mike Ramone for Delaware governor in the Republican primary.

Mike Ramone in the Republican primary for Delaware governor | Endorsement

The Editorial Board

District Attorney Larry Krasner speaking at a 2021 news conference about the work his office had done to secure exonerations. He spoke while standing before a group of men whose convictions had been overturned with help from Krasner's office.

The high cost of police misconduct | Editorial

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Precision Components Group on Aug. 19 in York, Pa.

Less method and more madness as Trump’s statements grow more reckless | Editorial

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An electronic billboard advertisement outside the Fashion District for the Sixers' proposed arena, 76 Place at Market East.

Impact studies underscore the strong divide on Sixers arena. City Hall must now step into the breach. | Editorial

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America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services explains what it will look like when the baby’s head crowns during the childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022.

America’s maternal care system dehumanized me. I became a doula to change it.

I’m a Black doula who took charge of my birth. Now I’m taking on America’s $111 billion maternal care industry.

MaryNissi Lemon, For The Inquirer

How I ended up alone in a cell for 45 days

Akeil Robertson-Jowers, For The Inquirer

Philadelphia artist Akeil Robertson-Jowers painted "US#1" while incarcerated. He created the piece in collaboration with other incarcerated men.

5 medical professionals on why they stay as hospital workers flee post-COVID

Mary Adamson, Maureen May, Uhura Free Russ, Latoya Charise Nesbitt, Carlos Aviles, and Jonathan Ley

Mary Adamson (center), an ICU Nurse at Temple University Hospital, with other Temple nurses. Adamson wrote a piece about all of the nurses that remain in the profession.

Six Philadelphians reflect on Black History Month and their hopes for the future | Opinion

Inquirer Opinion Editors, For The Inquirer

Protesters calling to defund the police march down East Market Street near Eighth Street in Center City Philadelphia in June 2020. Protests against racism and police violence continued in Philadelphia for a second week after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

In their own words, 7 moms whose kids were killed by gun violence share what they’ve lost

Helen Ubiñas | Columnist

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