ColumnistsAs ugly as it was to witness, the bike boycott of pro-Israeli businesses brings free speech to Rittenhouse SquareI found the protesters bigoted and antisemitic. But I’m also proud to live in a country where everyone has the right to speak their minds — even when we think what someone says is disgusting.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist Latino voters are a bellwether as the parties look to 2028Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist Chris Van Hollen fought when no one else would. Make him Dems’ leader.Will Bunch | Columnist A consequential day for democracy, an uneventful day at the Philly pollsDaniel Pearson | Columnist How Democrats can curb Trump’s destructive foreign policy even before 2027Trudy Rubin | Columnist AdvertisementRepublican leaders could have worked with Shapiro — now Democrats will control the legislature | ShackamaxonPlus: Policy advice for Democrats as they enjoy their trifecta, and simpler solutions for building more housing in Philadelphia.Daniel Pearson | Columnist How Americans’ love for democracy scared off a coupThere were no seized ballots, no troops at the polls — and a record turnout. America was never cut out for dictatorship.Will Bunch | Columnist America’s first Black female governor is named Keisha. Keisha!Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win was for every girl who was told 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 U.S. oligarchs who act at Trump’s behest do so at their perilAmerica is coming to resemble Russia, where oligarchs get rich off the state. But if the superwealthy in the U.S. think they can empower an authoritarian and remain unscathed, they are mistaken.Trudy Rubin | Columnist Immigrants can’t vote today. Your vote speaks for them. | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, can anyone stop the insanity of the Iran War?Will Bunch | Columnist RFK Jr.’s slurs against Muslims should remind us to fight bigotry with facts, not name-callingThe health secretary’s false assertions that those who practice Islam don’t produce prize-winning science or literature are easy to refute. Let’s focus on that instead of aiming more barbs at him.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist Broad Street’s pricey new median planters take the Avenue of the Arts in the wrong directionThe gold-plated plan is a cautionary tale for the Parker administration as it prepares a revival strategy for Market Street.Inga 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 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 See more storiesAdvertisement
As ugly as it was to witness, the bike boycott of pro-Israeli businesses brings free speech to Rittenhouse SquareI found the protesters bigoted and antisemitic. But I’m also proud to live in a country where everyone has the right to speak their minds — even when we think what someone says is disgusting.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
As ugly as it was to witness, the bike boycott of pro-Israeli businesses brings free speech to Rittenhouse SquareI found the protesters bigoted and antisemitic. But I’m also proud to live in a country where everyone has the right to speak their minds — even when we think what someone says is disgusting.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Republican leaders could have worked with Shapiro — now Democrats will control the legislature | ShackamaxonPlus: Policy advice for Democrats as they enjoy their trifecta, and simpler solutions for building more housing in Philadelphia.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
Republican leaders could have worked with Shapiro — now Democrats will control the legislature | ShackamaxonPlus: Policy advice for Democrats as they enjoy their trifecta, and simpler solutions for building more housing in Philadelphia.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
How Americans’ love for democracy scared off a coupThere were no seized ballots, no troops at the polls — and a record turnout. America was never cut out for dictatorship.Will Bunch | Columnist
How Americans’ love for democracy scared off a coupThere were no seized ballots, no troops at the polls — and a record turnout. America was never cut out for dictatorship.Will Bunch | Columnist
America’s first Black female governor is named Keisha. Keisha!Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win was for every girl who was told 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
America’s first Black female governor is named Keisha. Keisha!Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win was for every girl who was told 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
U.S. oligarchs who act at Trump’s behest do so at their perilAmerica is coming to resemble Russia, where oligarchs get rich off the state. But if the superwealthy in the U.S. think they can empower an authoritarian and remain unscathed, they are mistaken.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
U.S. oligarchs who act at Trump’s behest do so at their perilAmerica is coming to resemble Russia, where oligarchs get rich off the state. But if the superwealthy in the U.S. think they can empower an authoritarian and remain unscathed, they are mistaken.Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Immigrants can’t vote today. Your vote speaks for them. | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, can anyone stop the insanity of the Iran War?Will Bunch | Columnist
Immigrants can’t vote today. Your vote speaks for them. | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, can anyone stop the insanity of the Iran War?Will Bunch | Columnist
RFK Jr.’s slurs against Muslims should remind us to fight bigotry with facts, not name-callingThe health secretary’s false assertions that those who practice Islam don’t produce prize-winning science or literature are easy to refute. Let’s focus on that instead of aiming more barbs at him.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
RFK Jr.’s slurs against Muslims should remind us to fight bigotry with facts, not name-callingThe health secretary’s false assertions that those who practice Islam don’t produce prize-winning science or literature are easy to refute. Let’s focus on that instead of aiming more barbs at him.Jonathan Zimmerman | Columnist
Broad Street’s pricey new median planters take the Avenue of the Arts in the wrong directionThe gold-plated plan is a cautionary tale for the Parker administration as it prepares a revival strategy for Market Street.Inga Saffron | Columnist
Broad Street’s pricey new median planters take the Avenue of the Arts in the wrong directionThe gold-plated plan is a cautionary tale for the Parker administration as it prepares a revival strategy for Market Street.Inga 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
