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Correale: Honoring our roots

Jim Correale

June 23, 2025 by Jim Correale

Jim Correale I sometimes watch the PBS show Finding Your Roots, where Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, … [Read more...] about Correale: Honoring our roots

Mills: No Kings, specifically No Trump, in Beaver, Pa.

Guest Commentary

June 20, 2025 by Guest Commentary

David Mills The most notable protester at last weekend’s No Kings rally in Beaver, Pa., wore an inflatable … [Read more...] about Mills: No Kings, specifically No Trump, in Beaver, Pa.

Richardson: Firsthand footage of ICE raids is both witness and resistance

Guest Commentary

June 20, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Allissa V. Richardson It has been five years since May 25, 2020, when George Floyd gasped for air beneath the … [Read more...] about Richardson: Firsthand footage of ICE raids is both witness and resistance

LTTE: The leaves, The lawyers and the losses

To the editor

June 20, 2025 by To the editor

To the editor: Talk about lowering the bar. Read this. You be the judge. Am I the only person who didn’t … [Read more...] about LTTE: The leaves, The lawyers and the losses

Editorial: Why Juneteenth matters — The promise of freedom, liberty and equality must still be redeemed

Guest Editorial

June 20, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by New York Daily News Editorial Board. Two-and-a-half years after Abraham Lincoln’s … [Read more...] about Editorial: Why Juneteenth matters — The promise of freedom, liberty and equality must still be redeemed

Shribman: Trump’s big, beautiful Iran question

David M. Shribman

June 20, 2025 by David M. Shribman

David M. Shribman For days, Donald Trump — impetuous, intuitive, instinctive, but not known for introspection … [Read more...] about Shribman: Trump’s big, beautiful Iran question

Editorial: Suddenly, Iran is desperate to come to the table

Guest Editorial

June 18, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board. The “No Kings Day” protests turned into a … [Read more...] about Editorial: Suddenly, Iran is desperate to come to the table

Jacobs & Alwine: RFK Jr. vaccine panel puts nation at risk

Guest Commentary

June 18, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Elizabeth Jacobs and James Alwine On June 9, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy … [Read more...] about Jacobs & Alwine: RFK Jr. vaccine panel puts nation at risk

Lopez: Five months after wildfires, it’s still PTSD for animals — Pets trying to shake depression

Guest Commentary

June 18, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Steve Lopez Now and again, while walking Philly near the Rose Bowl, I bump into a dog trainer named Eldon, … [Read more...] about Lopez: Five months after wildfires, it’s still PTSD for animals — Pets trying to shake depression

Editorial: Trump’s big ugly — One Big Beautiful Bill will do great damage

Guest Editorial

June 17, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by New York Daily News Editorial Board. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is … [Read more...] about Editorial: Trump’s big ugly — One Big Beautiful Bill will do great damage

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Crisp: The next war is taking on a life of its own

Guest Commentary

June 17, 2025 by Guest Commentary

John M. Crisp Apart from feeding ourselves and procreating, is there any compulsion more fundamental to our … [Read more...] about Crisp: The next war is taking on a life of its own

Yohnka: ICE officers should not be allowed to wear masks

Guest Commentary

June 17, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Edwin C. Yohnka Last year, students on college and university campuses across the country gathered to protest … [Read more...] about Yohnka: ICE officers should not be allowed to wear masks

Editorial: Hurricane season opens with FEMA in chaos

Guest Editorial

June 16, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board. Hurricane Beryl, a relatively weak storm, … [Read more...] about Editorial: Hurricane season opens with FEMA in chaos

Taher: Trump puts marginalized people at risk

Guest Commentary

June 16, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Mariya Taher When I was 18, I found myself in a relationship that rapidly oscillated between affection and … [Read more...] about Taher: Trump puts marginalized people at risk

Washington: Crime is down in Chicago, but there may be trouble ahead

Guest Commentary

June 16, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Laura Washington It’s one step forward, two steps back. That’s the state of public safety in Chicago. Summer … [Read more...] about Washington: Crime is down in Chicago, but there may be trouble ahead

Point and Counterpoint

Guest Commentary

June 16, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Damian Murphy: Point America’s law-and-order problem is Donald Trump Yes, America does have a law-and-order … [Read more...] about Point and Counterpoint

Editorial: Looking for government waste? Check DC this Saturday.

Guest Editorial

June 15, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board. It is altogether fitting that the nation should honor … [Read more...] about Editorial: Looking for government waste? Check DC this Saturday.

Schwartz: Why nostalgia for 1950s of ‘Leave it to Beaver’ persists in America’s religious right

Guest Commentary

June 13, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Peter H. Schwartz Anyone looking to drench themselves in the 1950s nostalgia currently favored by the … [Read more...] about Schwartz: Why nostalgia for 1950s of ‘Leave it to Beaver’ persists in America’s religious right

Strong, Ducros, & Gallardo: Why doing immigration the ‘white way’ is wrong

Guest Commentary

June 13, 2025 by Guest Commentary

Megan Thiele Strong, Faustina M. Ducros and Susana L. Gallardo The president is granting refugee status to … [Read more...] about Strong, Ducros, & Gallardo: Why doing immigration the ‘white way’ is wrong

Editorial: Republicans may find they need to get behind the ACA

Guest Editorial

June 13, 2025 by Guest Editorial

Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board. House Republicans’ reconciliation bill seeks to pay … [Read more...] about Editorial: Republicans may find they need to get behind the ACA

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