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Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Oct. 1.

The only freedom that matters to today’s Republicans is the right to lie

JD Vance's debate performance revealed how fighting "experts" over their right to spread disinformation is what drives the GOP.

Will Bunch | Columnist13 minutes ago

Rescued | Editorial Cartoon

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The Editorial Board recommends former state auditor general Eugene DePasquale for state attorney general.

Eugene DePasquale for Pa. attorney general | Endorsement

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A huge 50-foot wide “VOTE” banner, created by a grassroots coalition of a dozen voting rights supporters, is displayed on the north apron of City Hall in September.

Letters to the Editor | Oct. 6, 2024

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The only freedom that matters to today’s Republicans is the right to lie

JD Vance's debate performance revealed how fighting "experts" over their right to spread disinformation is what drives the GOP.

Will Bunch | Columnist13 minutes ago

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Oct. 1.

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R., Ohio) speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Oct. 1.

The only freedom that matters to today’s Republicans is the right to lie

JD Vance's debate performance revealed how fighting "experts" over their right to spread disinformation is what drives the GOP.

Will Bunch | Columnist13 minutes ago

How scammy, polluting cryptocurrency hijacked the 2024 election

Will Bunch | Columnist

2024 Kia EV9 GT-Line AWD: Performance, handling, and roominess top many gasoline-powered competitors

Scott Sturgis | Columnist

The 2024 Kia EV9 has all the usual Kia touches, but the three-row SUV is powered by an electric motor — or two.

New Hallmark holiday movie will feature Donna Kelce and a Philly Specials song

Stephanie Farr | Columnist

Donna Kelce (right) has a word with actor Sara Canning in the new Hallmark holiday movie "Christmas on Call," which is set in Philadelphia.

John Amos embodied the switch-cutting, loud-talking, hard-loving Black daddy on ‘Good Times’ And we loved him for it.

Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist

Actor John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times” and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 84.

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The Editorial Board recommends former state auditor general Eugene DePasquale for state attorney general.

Eugene DePasquale for Pa. attorney general | Endorsement

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Halle Brooks kayaks down a street flooded by Hurricane Helene in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Friday.

In Hurricane Helene’s deadly wake, a crucial question lingers: When will we start taking climate change seriously? | Editorial

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Who won the vice presidential debate — JD Vance or Tim Walz?

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Erin McClelland for Pennsylvania state treasurer | Endorsement

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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

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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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