Columnists2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT: Built for the rail trail? The EV that’s definitely worth a look otherwise gets a faux off-road guise, which is mostly black plastic and a bit of lift. And yet the tires seem unprepared for wet roads.Scott Sturgis | Columnist Ale Ayiti: Haitian Americans celebrate a rare World Cup bidSabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist New U.S. National Security Strategy slams Europe as greater threat than Russia or ChinaTrudy Rubin | Columnist Trump says Somalis are ‘garbage’ and wants them to leave America. No one should be surprised by his ignorance.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist The Trump regime murders that aren’t on video | Will Bunch NewsletterWill Bunch | Columnist AdvertisementIn New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American RevolutionEveryday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.Will Bunch | Columnist The question Trump and Hegseth won’t answer: Why is that flotilla in the Caribbean in the first place?It's not about a drug war: Venezuela exports no fentanyl, and POTUS pardoned a former Honduran president who flooded the U.S. with cocaine.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Trump may have shut down the border to asylum-seekers, but he can’t end immigrants’ hopeThe president has succeeded in curtailing illegal immigration through a mix of enforcement, deterrence, and cruelty, but it is unsustainable.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist Marra’s goes and the Rail Park grows as Philly communities change | ShackamaxonAs more members of a community live and work outside the city, it becomes harder to maintain the institutions that helped forge their identity in the first place.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a cityThe first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.Will Bunch | Columnist White is the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year. They say the choice isn’t political. Standing here on the brink of 2026, I say Cloud Dancer as Color of the Year is an eerily spot-on harbinger the direction of American politics under Trump. Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV: The price is nice, but there’s a catchA bare-bones version of the small EV crossover performed well in testing, but getting key creature comforts boosts the price significantly. While range is up to standard, charging speeds disappoint.Scott Sturgis | Columnist Nothing about Trump’s ballroom benefits usBetween high grocery bills, rising healthcare costs, over-the-top housing prices, and everything else that’s going on, building an addition onto the White House should be the lowest Trump priority.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist Follow the money to understand Trump’s plan for peace in UkraineWhite House negotiators pursue lucrative deals with Russia in return for lifting sanctions and forcing a pro-Russia peace plan on Ukraine.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Shapiro helps SEPTA move ahead, while councilmanic prerogative drags community projects down | ShackamaxonA good example of how prerogative can hinder a community’s desires is the recent debate over the future of the Cecil B. Moore Library in North Philadelphia.Daniel Pearson | Columnist Faith communities are showing up at the ICE office for 40 weeks of prayer and protestIt’s easy for small, quiet actions like these to get lost amid larger protests that draw millions of participants. But it would be a mistake to underestimate their power.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist 2026 BMW 228i xDrive: Screen grab Why look at the road when you can fuss with the touchscreen? Adjusting heat, stereo, and even picking sport mode in this updated small BMW sedan are far too complicated, ruining a fun experience.Scott Sturgis | Columnist These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it. Stephanie Farr | Columnist Trump’s pro-Kremlin ‘peace’ plan for Ukraine will encourage Putin to wage more warThe president and his bumbling team have no clue how to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, whose goal is to destroy Ukraine and weaken the U.S.Trudy Rubin | Columnist The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.Will Bunch | Columnist See more storiesAdvertisement
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT: Built for the rail trail? The EV that’s definitely worth a look otherwise gets a faux off-road guise, which is mostly black plastic and a bit of lift. And yet the tires seem unprepared for wet roads.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT: Built for the rail trail? The EV that’s definitely worth a look otherwise gets a faux off-road guise, which is mostly black plastic and a bit of lift. And yet the tires seem unprepared for wet roads.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
New U.S. National Security Strategy slams Europe as greater threat than Russia or ChinaTrudy Rubin | Columnist
New U.S. National Security Strategy slams Europe as greater threat than Russia or ChinaTrudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump says Somalis are ‘garbage’ and wants them to leave America. No one should be surprised by his ignorance.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Trump says Somalis are ‘garbage’ and wants them to leave America. No one should be surprised by his ignorance.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
In New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American RevolutionEveryday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.Will Bunch | Columnist
In New Orleans and across U.S., anger over ICE raids sparks a 2nd American RevolutionEveryday folks are rising up to resist immigration raids with whistles, car chases, and noisy protests. Revolution is in the air.Will Bunch | Columnist
The question Trump and Hegseth won’t answer: Why is that flotilla in the Caribbean in the first place?It's not about a drug war: Venezuela exports no fentanyl, and POTUS pardoned a former Honduran president who flooded the U.S. with cocaine.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
The question Trump and Hegseth won’t answer: Why is that flotilla in the Caribbean in the first place?It's not about a drug war: Venezuela exports no fentanyl, and POTUS pardoned a former Honduran president who flooded the U.S. with cocaine.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump may have shut down the border to asylum-seekers, but he can’t end immigrants’ hopeThe president has succeeded in curtailing illegal immigration through a mix of enforcement, deterrence, and cruelty, but it is unsustainable.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Trump may have shut down the border to asylum-seekers, but he can’t end immigrants’ hopeThe president has succeeded in curtailing illegal immigration through a mix of enforcement, deterrence, and cruelty, but it is unsustainable.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Marra’s goes and the Rail Park grows as Philly communities change | ShackamaxonAs more members of a community live and work outside the city, it becomes harder to maintain the institutions that helped forge their identity in the first place.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Marra’s goes and the Rail Park grows as Philly communities change | ShackamaxonAs more members of a community live and work outside the city, it becomes harder to maintain the institutions that helped forge their identity in the first place.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a cityThe first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.Will Bunch | Columnist
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a cityThe first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.Will Bunch | Columnist
White is the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year. They say the choice isn’t political. Standing here on the brink of 2026, I say Cloud Dancer as Color of the Year is an eerily spot-on harbinger the direction of American politics under Trump. Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist
White is the 2026 Pantone Color of the Year. They say the choice isn’t political. Standing here on the brink of 2026, I say Cloud Dancer as Color of the Year is an eerily spot-on harbinger the direction of American politics under Trump. Elizabeth Wellington | Columnist
2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV: The price is nice, but there’s a catchA bare-bones version of the small EV crossover performed well in testing, but getting key creature comforts boosts the price significantly. While range is up to standard, charging speeds disappoint.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV: The price is nice, but there’s a catchA bare-bones version of the small EV crossover performed well in testing, but getting key creature comforts boosts the price significantly. While range is up to standard, charging speeds disappoint.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
Nothing about Trump’s ballroom benefits usBetween high grocery bills, rising healthcare costs, over-the-top housing prices, and everything else that’s going on, building an addition onto the White House should be the lowest Trump priority.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Nothing about Trump’s ballroom benefits usBetween high grocery bills, rising healthcare costs, over-the-top housing prices, and everything else that’s going on, building an addition onto the White House should be the lowest Trump priority.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Follow the money to understand Trump’s plan for peace in UkraineWhite House negotiators pursue lucrative deals with Russia in return for lifting sanctions and forcing a pro-Russia peace plan on Ukraine.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Follow the money to understand Trump’s plan for peace in UkraineWhite House negotiators pursue lucrative deals with Russia in return for lifting sanctions and forcing a pro-Russia peace plan on Ukraine.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Shapiro helps SEPTA move ahead, while councilmanic prerogative drags community projects down | ShackamaxonA good example of how prerogative can hinder a community’s desires is the recent debate over the future of the Cecil B. Moore Library in North Philadelphia.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Shapiro helps SEPTA move ahead, while councilmanic prerogative drags community projects down | ShackamaxonA good example of how prerogative can hinder a community’s desires is the recent debate over the future of the Cecil B. Moore Library in North Philadelphia.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Faith communities are showing up at the ICE office for 40 weeks of prayer and protestIt’s easy for small, quiet actions like these to get lost amid larger protests that draw millions of participants. But it would be a mistake to underestimate their power.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Faith communities are showing up at the ICE office for 40 weeks of prayer and protestIt’s easy for small, quiet actions like these to get lost amid larger protests that draw millions of participants. But it would be a mistake to underestimate their power.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
2026 BMW 228i xDrive: Screen grab Why look at the road when you can fuss with the touchscreen? Adjusting heat, stereo, and even picking sport mode in this updated small BMW sedan are far too complicated, ruining a fun experience.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
2026 BMW 228i xDrive: Screen grab Why look at the road when you can fuss with the touchscreen? Adjusting heat, stereo, and even picking sport mode in this updated small BMW sedan are far too complicated, ruining a fun experience.Scott Sturgis | Columnist
These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it. Stephanie Farr | Columnist
These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it. Stephanie Farr | Columnist
Trump’s pro-Kremlin ‘peace’ plan for Ukraine will encourage Putin to wage more warThe president and his bumbling team have no clue how to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, whose goal is to destroy Ukraine and weaken the U.S.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump’s pro-Kremlin ‘peace’ plan for Ukraine will encourage Putin to wage more warThe president and his bumbling team have no clue how to negotiate with Vladimir Putin, whose goal is to destroy Ukraine and weaken the U.S.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.Will Bunch | Columnist
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.Will Bunch | Columnist
