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Who won the presidential debate — Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

Inquirer Opinion writers evaluate the candidate’s performance Tuesday night in Philadelphia.

The Editorial Board21 minutes ago

Kamala Harris is someone Western leaders will acknowledge as a peer, but when Trump purports to represent the United States, our allies roll their eyes and our enemies wink and smirk, Mickey Edwards writes.

When considering foreign policy, there is only one choice for president

Mickey Edwards, For The Inquirer

Voter interrogations by "election police" are part of a sweeping, highly unusual effort led by Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate an abortion referendum measure just two months before Election Day. Here he is pictured at a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.

GOP red states launch a war on voting rights | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

Neo-Nazis, alt-right, and white supremacists march the night before the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally through the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.

On 9/11, America faced foreign attackers. Today, the danger comes from within. | Editorial

The Editorial Board

An attendee holds a sign at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in August.

Letters to the Editor | Sept. 10, 2024

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

GOP red states launch a war on voting rights | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, how “sanewashing” became 2024′s word of the year in politics.

Will Bunch | Columnist

Voter interrogations by "election police" are part of a sweeping, highly unusual effort led by Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate an abortion referendum measure just two months before Election Day. Here he is pictured at a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.

Voter interrogations by "election police" are part of a sweeping, highly unusual effort led by Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate an abortion referendum measure just two months before Election Day. Here he is pictured at a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.

GOP red states launch a war on voting rights | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, how “sanewashing” became 2024′s word of the year in politics.

Will Bunch | Columnist

The presidential debate drinking game: Philly edition

Stephanie Farr | Columnist

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are slated to debate each other at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday. While it won't be 5 o'clock here, it will be 5 o'clock somewhere.

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

Will Bunch | Columnist

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

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.

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These opinions were researched and written by a group of journalists who work separately from the newsroom to debate matters of public interest.

Who won the presidential debate — Kamala Harris or Donald Trump?

The Editorial Board21 minutes ago

Neo-Nazis, alt-right, and white supremacists march the night before the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally through the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.

On 9/11, America faced foreign attackers. Today, the danger comes from within. | Editorial

The Editorial Board

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

The Editorial Board

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

The Editorial Board

Special Reports

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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