Cast Away | Editorial Cartoon

Inquirer readers on the boycott bike ride in Rittenhouse Square.

April Lee and Sarah Katz write that we must end our reliance on the foster system to keep children “safe” and redirect resources outside of the child welfare system so families can stay together.

Across two years and three football games at Lincoln Financial Field, the part of the country that most needs to see it got a demonstration of what HBCUs do.

He became the state’s first Black senator since the 19th century, thanks largely to African American voters who were angered by the existential threat Donald Trump posed to our people.

Plus: The pain of property tax reassessment, the killing of Malayshia Allford, holding the sheriff’s office accountable, and who gets to comment?

Inquirer readers on the midterm election and the MAGA movement’s white nationalist agenda.

Wholesale reform of Philadelphia’s child welfare system is just the beginning of what the 10-year-old’s killing necessitates.

Jensen Huang’s resignation after acknowledging an affair with a suspected Chinese spy makes the Trump administration’s irresponsible approach to the technology that much more untenable.

Palestinians were being killed and displaced while the movement that is supposed to center Palestinian freedom was divided over its response to a bicycle boycott ride.

Given the nation’s deep division, the incoming Congress will have its work cut out for it.

The government has the authority to enforce the law. Citizens have the right to challenge how that authority is used without being treated as enemies of the state.

Inquirer readers on the boycott of Jewish-owned businesses.

One of the most powerful things we can do here in Philadelphia is to continue to prove that interfaith and interethnic community is possible.

The protest was particularly egregious because it came on the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, when Nazi mobs attacked Jewish businesses across Germany and Austria.

After answering their country’s call to arms, African Americans had to overcome entrenched obstacles to claim the rights that were historically and systematically denied them.

Inquirer readers on the death of 10-year-old Malayshia Allford.

Plus, can Dems save themselves on a data center vote?

Ten years after its founding, the Lenfest Institute — The Inquirer’s nonprofit owner — reports both progress in the national revival of local journalism and the need for more growth and creativity.

Inquirer readers on the “Boycott Ride” that targeted Jewish-owned businesses that support Israel.

The Washington National Cathedral was damaged by an earthquake in 2011, and crews are now close to completing repairs to its soaring central tower.

The National Association of Realtors’ annual report provides insight into housing market trends.

Malayshia Allford was a smart, smiling 10-year-old in need of stability. Philadelphia officials placed her with schoolteacher Carprice Williams to keep her safe. Instead, the unthinkable happened.

Pro athletes spend decades dedicated to their craft, which leaves a void once they walk away. Some say they lose their identity. Former Villanova football star and Phillie Matt Szczur found a new one.

Single-earner families should look beyond today’s budget and consider retirement savings, emergency funding, workforce reentry, and future Social Security benefits

In a tense situation involving City Council, the Academy, and the University, mediator David L. Cohen has said the "public vilification and witch hunt" is standing in the way of a solution.