Temple probing private prison industry funding of two professors’ research
By Susan Snyder (The Inquirer) – Temple University is investigating an ethics complaint that two of its professors did not…
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Military and Intelligence Interests Grow at Drexel University
By Sarah McLaughlin Drexel University appears to be expanding into more areas than just West Philadelphia. In fact, the school…
Where’s Basciano?
By Helen Ubinas (Philly Daily News) – Maybe one day Richard Basciano will have to answer to his maker about…
Market Street Building collapse victim who lost legs: ‘How am I supposed to live now?’
By Morgan Zalot (Daily News) – Mariya Plekan remembers each second of the pain she felt as the minutes and…
Photo Essay: Funeral for a Mantua Home
By Joshua Albert On Saturday, members of the Mantua community in Philadelphia gathered to pay respects for a row home…
The Murky Legality of Philadelphia Police Department’s License Plate Reader Program
By Dustin Slaughter The Philadelphia Police Department is using Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR), which enable patrol car mounted and…
Breaking: Katz, Lenfest win control of Inquirer parent company (Full statement)
By David Sell (The Inquirer) – Inquirer co-owners Lewis Katz and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest won control of newspaper and its…
A Cable Merger Too Far
The New York Times Editorial Board There are good reasons the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission should block…
The Resegregation of America’s Schools
By Daniel Denvir (Al Jazeera America) – The Supreme Court ruled 60 years ago this May 17 in Brown v….
Another student dies after falling sick at Philly school with no nurse on duty
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) – A first-grade student died today after falling ill at Jackson Elementary School in South…
The Philly Declaration 