ColumnistsAmerica’s first Black woman governor is named Keisha. Keisha!Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win was for every girl who was told that her name was too ethnic to open the right doors and for every woman who felt she had to remove her box braids before an interview.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist 2 hours agoU.S. oligarchs who act at Trump’s behest do so at their perilTrudy Rubin | Columnist Immigrants can’t vote today. Your vote speaks for them. | Will Bunch NewsletterWill Bunch | Columnist RFK Jr.’s slurs against Muslims should remind us to fight bigotry with facts, not name-callingJonathan Zimmerman | Columnist Broad Street’s pricey new median planters take the Avenue of the Arts in the wrong directionInga Saffron | Columnist AdvertisementThe biggest threat to democracy in Alaska isn’t named Dan SullivanIn Alaska, an overzealous FBI probe and Trump’s push to block a Dem victory is much scarier than a routine political ploy.Will Bunch | Columnist Casting a ballot by mail is safe, secure, and convenient — even Trump knows thatHistory shows voting by mail can help cultivate democracy, and Americans have been voting by post for more than 200 years.Daniel Pearson | Columnist The Israeli opposition can still defeat Netanyahu — if it will accept the support of Israeli Arab political partiesA record vote by Arab citizens could mark a turning point in ethnic relations within Israel — if Jewish Israelis don’t say no.Trudy Rubin | Columnist This Philly diner is so close to a graveyard it feels like you’re inside of it“Everybody looks at the diner the first time and says ‘What the heck is a diner doing in a cemetery?’”Stephanie Farr | Columnist Even with skill games money in the governor’s race, Stacy Garrity will not hit the jackpot | ShackamaxonPlus: Explanations lacking in Academy closure, preventing gas shutoffs is misguided, and Jeffery “Jay” Young Jr. doth protest too much.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Trump’s lewd Nicki Minaj comments fit a pattern of demeaning Black womenThe president’s crude remark about the rap star’s appearance during a recent campaign stop stirred an ancestral memory for some African Americans, including me.Solomon Jones | Columnist Why Philly’s next congressman, Chris Rabb, took a detour to BrazilA Philly Democrat’s show of support for Brazil's leftist Lula hints at a very different brand in next year’s Congress.Will Bunch | Columnist For U.S. Latinas of my generation, there is no cultural hero comparable to Dolores HuertaNo one else so celebrated the possibilities of what we could bring into being if we just got off the sidewalk and walked into history together.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist Black boys, even the youngest ones, are endangered in this nationFrom a 3-year-old soccer whiz removed from play to the careless treatment of a young person outside City Hall, justice isn’t always served when it comes to Black children.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist A Canadian leader’s advice on surviving Trump and rebuilding an alliance of democraciesFormer Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has stood up to POTUS’s threats. He calls her “totally toxic.”Trudy Rubin | Columnist Trump’s coup begins. It’s alarming … yet weak. | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, why are media outlets ignoring a Trump rape allegation?Will Bunch | Columnist Columbia University free speech controversy underscores how censors on campus echo Donald TrumpThe cancellation of a press freedom event at the Ivy League school shows how institutions of higher learning can fall short in their efforts to “dialogue across difference.”Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist Trump looks to plunge us deeper into a misconceived Iran war after the midtermsThe Iran war will not end Tehran's nuclear program, but may push hard-liners to sprint for a bomb.Trudy Rubin | Columnist ‘Affordability’ gone wild? Proposal would reward traffic scofflaws with ticket amnesty | ShackamaxonPlus: Unwelcome changes at Philadelphia's Christmas Village, SEPTA funding compromise fails yet again, and Sheriff Rochelle Bilal's unearned boast.Daniel Pearson | Columnist A climate disaster rises in Western Pa. Jared Kushner is here for it.As the world burns from climate change, a monster gas plant/data center in Pennsylvania is backed by Kushner’s petrodollars.Will Bunch | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
America’s first Black woman governor is named Keisha. Keisha!Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win was for every girl who was told that her name was too ethnic to open the right doors and for every woman who felt she had to remove her box braids before an interview.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist 2 hours ago
America’s first Black woman governor is named Keisha. Keisha!Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win was for every girl who was told that her name was too ethnic to open the right doors and for every woman who felt she had to remove her box braids before an interview.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist 2 hours ago
Immigrants can’t vote today. Your vote speaks for them. | Will Bunch NewsletterWill Bunch | Columnist
Immigrants can’t vote today. Your vote speaks for them. | Will Bunch NewsletterWill Bunch | Columnist
RFK Jr.’s slurs against Muslims should remind us to fight bigotry with facts, not name-callingJonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
RFK Jr.’s slurs against Muslims should remind us to fight bigotry with facts, not name-callingJonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Broad Street’s pricey new median planters take the Avenue of the Arts in the wrong directionInga Saffron | Columnist
Broad Street’s pricey new median planters take the Avenue of the Arts in the wrong directionInga Saffron | Columnist
The biggest threat to democracy in Alaska isn’t named Dan SullivanIn Alaska, an overzealous FBI probe and Trump’s push to block a Dem victory is much scarier than a routine political ploy.Will Bunch | Columnist
The biggest threat to democracy in Alaska isn’t named Dan SullivanIn Alaska, an overzealous FBI probe and Trump’s push to block a Dem victory is much scarier than a routine political ploy.Will Bunch | Columnist
Casting a ballot by mail is safe, secure, and convenient — even Trump knows thatHistory shows voting by mail can help cultivate democracy, and Americans have been voting by post for more than 200 years.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Casting a ballot by mail is safe, secure, and convenient — even Trump knows thatHistory shows voting by mail can help cultivate democracy, and Americans have been voting by post for more than 200 years.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
The Israeli opposition can still defeat Netanyahu — if it will accept the support of Israeli Arab political partiesA record vote by Arab citizens could mark a turning point in ethnic relations within Israel — if Jewish Israelis don’t say no.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
The Israeli opposition can still defeat Netanyahu — if it will accept the support of Israeli Arab political partiesA record vote by Arab citizens could mark a turning point in ethnic relations within Israel — if Jewish Israelis don’t say no.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
This Philly diner is so close to a graveyard it feels like you’re inside of it“Everybody looks at the diner the first time and says ‘What the heck is a diner doing in a cemetery?’”Stephanie Farr | Columnist
This Philly diner is so close to a graveyard it feels like you’re inside of it“Everybody looks at the diner the first time and says ‘What the heck is a diner doing in a cemetery?’”Stephanie Farr | Columnist
Even with skill games money in the governor’s race, Stacy Garrity will not hit the jackpot | ShackamaxonPlus: Explanations lacking in Academy closure, preventing gas shutoffs is misguided, and Jeffery “Jay” Young Jr. doth protest too much.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Even with skill games money in the governor’s race, Stacy Garrity will not hit the jackpot | ShackamaxonPlus: Explanations lacking in Academy closure, preventing gas shutoffs is misguided, and Jeffery “Jay” Young Jr. doth protest too much.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Trump’s lewd Nicki Minaj comments fit a pattern of demeaning Black womenThe president’s crude remark about the rap star’s appearance during a recent campaign stop stirred an ancestral memory for some African Americans, including me.Solomon Jones | Columnist
Trump’s lewd Nicki Minaj comments fit a pattern of demeaning Black womenThe president’s crude remark about the rap star’s appearance during a recent campaign stop stirred an ancestral memory for some African Americans, including me.Solomon Jones | Columnist
Why Philly’s next congressman, Chris Rabb, took a detour to BrazilA Philly Democrat’s show of support for Brazil's leftist Lula hints at a very different brand in next year’s Congress.Will Bunch | Columnist
Why Philly’s next congressman, Chris Rabb, took a detour to BrazilA Philly Democrat’s show of support for Brazil's leftist Lula hints at a very different brand in next year’s Congress.Will Bunch | Columnist
For U.S. Latinas of my generation, there is no cultural hero comparable to Dolores HuertaNo one else so celebrated the possibilities of what we could bring into being if we just got off the sidewalk and walked into history together.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
For U.S. Latinas of my generation, there is no cultural hero comparable to Dolores HuertaNo one else so celebrated the possibilities of what we could bring into being if we just got off the sidewalk and walked into history together.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Black boys, even the youngest ones, are endangered in this nationFrom a 3-year-old soccer whiz removed from play to the careless treatment of a young person outside City Hall, justice isn’t always served when it comes to Black children.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Black boys, even the youngest ones, are endangered in this nationFrom a 3-year-old soccer whiz removed from play to the careless treatment of a young person outside City Hall, justice isn’t always served when it comes to Black children.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
A Canadian leader’s advice on surviving Trump and rebuilding an alliance of democraciesFormer Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has stood up to POTUS’s threats. He calls her “totally toxic.”Trudy Rubin | Columnist
A Canadian leader’s advice on surviving Trump and rebuilding an alliance of democraciesFormer Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has stood up to POTUS’s threats. He calls her “totally toxic.”Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump’s coup begins. It’s alarming … yet weak. | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, why are media outlets ignoring a Trump rape allegation?Will Bunch | Columnist
Trump’s coup begins. It’s alarming … yet weak. | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, why are media outlets ignoring a Trump rape allegation?Will Bunch | Columnist
Columbia University free speech controversy underscores how censors on campus echo Donald TrumpThe cancellation of a press freedom event at the Ivy League school shows how institutions of higher learning can fall short in their efforts to “dialogue across difference.”Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Columbia University free speech controversy underscores how censors on campus echo Donald TrumpThe cancellation of a press freedom event at the Ivy League school shows how institutions of higher learning can fall short in their efforts to “dialogue across difference.”Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Trump looks to plunge us deeper into a misconceived Iran war after the midtermsThe Iran war will not end Tehran's nuclear program, but may push hard-liners to sprint for a bomb.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump looks to plunge us deeper into a misconceived Iran war after the midtermsThe Iran war will not end Tehran's nuclear program, but may push hard-liners to sprint for a bomb.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
‘Affordability’ gone wild? Proposal would reward traffic scofflaws with ticket amnesty | ShackamaxonPlus: Unwelcome changes at Philadelphia's Christmas Village, SEPTA funding compromise fails yet again, and Sheriff Rochelle Bilal's unearned boast.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
‘Affordability’ gone wild? Proposal would reward traffic scofflaws with ticket amnesty | ShackamaxonPlus: Unwelcome changes at Philadelphia's Christmas Village, SEPTA funding compromise fails yet again, and Sheriff Rochelle Bilal's unearned boast.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
A climate disaster rises in Western Pa. Jared Kushner is here for it.As the world burns from climate change, a monster gas plant/data center in Pennsylvania is backed by Kushner’s petrodollars.Will Bunch | Columnist
A climate disaster rises in Western Pa. Jared Kushner is here for it.As the world burns from climate change, a monster gas plant/data center in Pennsylvania is backed by Kushner’s petrodollars.Will Bunch | Columnist
