Joining movement for higher wages, some Philly fast-food workers go on strike
By Elizabeth Fielder – Newsworks WHYY Workers took a break from flipping burgers, bagging donuts and cooking french fries in…
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FCC approves plan to allow for paid priority on Internet
By Cecilia Kang (Washington Post – The Switch) The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of advancing a…
‘Tainted Justice’ cop fired – for now
By Vinny Vella and Barbara Laker (Philly Daily News) Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey announced yesterday that Officer Jeffrey Cujdik has…
Kenney’s new bill would make small amounts of pot possession a civil offense
By Jenny DeHuff (Daily News) – Taking his weed wishes a step further, Councilman Jim Kenney is introducing a bill…
Students question what Temple is doing with Burk Mansion
By Jack Grauer (Philly Living) – In addition to several buildings like Burk that Temple owns but doesn’t use, the school also holds about…
With “Take Back the Night”, Survivors Take Back Power and Find Community
By Dustin Slaughter and Joanne Stocker A young African-American woman tearfully steps up to the microphone. She exhales slowly. “I…
Questions in police shooting of pizza delivery driver
By Aubrey Whelan and Mike Newall (Philly.com) – Philippe Holland’s last delivery of the night Tuesday, a cheeseburger deluxe to…
Danger on the rails: outdated tankers carrying crude oil
By Isaiah Thompson (Axis Philly) – When a train operated by CSX derailed as it crossed Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River in…
Drexel researchers say bias in LGBT custody cases doesn’t reflect science
By Emma Jacobs (Newsworks) – In a well-known case from 1999, a Mississippi judge ordered that a boy stay with…
DA’s fight against innocence claim may have left dangerous gunman on street
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) – Last October, a Philadelphia judge ordered a new trial for Eugene Gilyard and Lance…
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