Theater review: Frost/Nixon
By Mark Cofta (City Paper) – Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon has proven itself on Broadway and film, but I was wary. How does an…
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Big Brother’s little siblings: How local police departments are spying on us now, too
By Michael Price (Salon) – By now, it’s well known that the National Security Agency is collecting troves of data about…
Op-Ed: The impact of the court decision to reverse Lynn’s conviction
By Ralph Cipriano (City Paper) – The overturning of a criminal conviction is a rare event, with the odds of it…
Study on homelessness proposed in Pa.
From Newsworks‘ Mary Wilson – Two state lawmakers are hoping to take a closer look at homelessness in Pennsylvania. The proposal calls for…
Black Man Charged With Attempted Murder of Officers Who Nearly Killed Him Says He Was Unarmed
By Rania Khalek (Dispatches from the Underclass) – Andre Fiorentino, 32, says he was unarmed when two Coatesville, Pennsylvania, police officers…
LOVE Park restaurant idea faces criticism
By Peter Van Allen (Philadelphia Business Journal) – The plan to use 26,000 square feet of the park for up to…
Number of Black-Owned TV Stations Plummets to Zero
By Joseph Torres and S. Derek Turner (New America Media) – We just experienced a shameful milestone in the history of…
‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Had an FBI File, and It’s Kind of Hilarious
By Jason Bailey (Flavorwire) – According to historian John A. Noakes, who analyzed the FBI’s 13,533-page “Communist Infiltration of the Motion…
Philly man used credit card numbers stolen by Russian hackers for fraudulent transactions in Lansdale
By Michael Goldberg at The Reporter Online – A Philadelphia man is behind bars in Montgomery County after allegedly committing credit card fraud…
Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life
From Kai Wright at The Nation – Luis Rivera had some peace of mind for about five months, from late fall of…
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