ColumnistsAt the border, fear and uncertainty as Trump seeks to remake the immigration court systemIn immigration courtrooms across the country, ICE agents stand in wait to arrest people who are following the rules.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist Europe now holds the flickering torch of Western democracy, while the Trump team pushes to extinguish itTrudy Rubin | Columnist The ‘resign-to-run’ rule is a rare case where Philly provides a national model for good government. Why change it?Paul Davies | Columnist Shapiro strikes a deal, Council micromanages, and Parker gets a H.O.M.E. debate for the holidays | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT: Built for the rail trail? Scott Sturgis | Columnist AdvertisementAle Ayiti: Philly Haitian Americans celebrate a rare World Cup bidAs the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara, writes Sabrina Vourvoulias.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist New U.S. National Security Strategy slams Europe as greater threat than Russia or ChinaThe White House seeks deals with Beijing and Moscow, but demands Europe support extreme nationalist parties or face “civilizational erasure.”Trudy Rubin | Columnist Trump says Somalis are ‘garbage’ and wants them to leave America. No one should be surprised by his ignorance.Most of Minnesota’s foreign-born Somalis are naturalized U.S. citizens. They have every right to live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. They vote. They pay taxes. Trump is their president, too.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist The Trump regime murders that aren’t on video | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, troubled Mount Airy Lodge is a perfect Trump venue.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 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 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 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 See more storiesAdvertisement
At the border, fear and uncertainty as Trump seeks to remake the immigration court systemIn immigration courtrooms across the country, ICE agents stand in wait to arrest people who are following the rules.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
At the border, fear and uncertainty as Trump seeks to remake the immigration court systemIn immigration courtrooms across the country, ICE agents stand in wait to arrest people who are following the rules.Luis F. Carrasco | Columnist
Europe now holds the flickering torch of Western democracy, while the Trump team pushes to extinguish itTrudy Rubin | Columnist
Europe now holds the flickering torch of Western democracy, while the Trump team pushes to extinguish itTrudy Rubin | Columnist
The ‘resign-to-run’ rule is a rare case where Philly provides a national model for good government. Why change it?Paul Davies | Columnist
The ‘resign-to-run’ rule is a rare case where Philly provides a national model for good government. Why change it?Paul Davies | Columnist
Shapiro strikes a deal, Council micromanages, and Parker gets a H.O.M.E. debate for the holidays | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
Shapiro strikes a deal, Council micromanages, and Parker gets a H.O.M.E. debate for the holidays | ShackamaxonDaniel Pearson | Columnist
Ale Ayiti: Philly Haitian Americans celebrate a rare World Cup bidAs the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara, writes Sabrina Vourvoulias.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
Ale Ayiti: Philly Haitian Americans celebrate a rare World Cup bidAs the Haiti v. Brazil match in Philadelphia was announced this week, Haitian community members promised jubilation, tears and rara, writes Sabrina Vourvoulias.Sabrina Vourvoulias | Columnist
New U.S. National Security Strategy slams Europe as greater threat than Russia or ChinaThe White House seeks deals with Beijing and Moscow, but demands Europe support extreme nationalist parties or face “civilizational erasure.”Trudy Rubin | Columnist
New U.S. National Security Strategy slams Europe as greater threat than Russia or ChinaThe White House seeks deals with Beijing and Moscow, but demands Europe support extreme nationalist parties or face “civilizational erasure.”Trudy Rubin | Columnist
Trump says Somalis are ‘garbage’ and wants them to leave America. No one should be surprised by his ignorance.Most of Minnesota’s foreign-born Somalis are naturalized U.S. citizens. They have every right to live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. They vote. They pay taxes. Trump is their president, too.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Trump says Somalis are ‘garbage’ and wants them to leave America. No one should be surprised by his ignorance.Most of Minnesota’s foreign-born Somalis are naturalized U.S. citizens. They have every right to live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. They vote. They pay taxes. Trump is their president, too.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
The Trump regime murders that aren’t on video | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, troubled Mount Airy Lodge is a perfect Trump venue.Will Bunch | Columnist
The Trump regime murders that aren’t on video | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, troubled Mount Airy Lodge is a perfect Trump venue.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
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
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
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
