Poor People Deserve Digital Privacy, Too
By Seeta Gangadharan and Aleta Sprague at Slate – For centuries, political authorities have punished the poor for being poor….
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NSA and Britain’s GCHQ surveillance includes charitable and education organizations, antitrust regulator
From The Daily Dot’s Sarah Weber – International political allies, charitable organizations, educational institutions—there seems to be no limit to the people and…
A century of sunlight and transparency, courtesy of Louis Brandeis, now on defensive
By America Blog’s Chris Trejbal – On Dec. 20, 1913, Harper’s Weekly published “What Publicity Can Do” by then-future Supreme Court justice…
Asian-American activist who led Philadelphia high school boycott honored
By The Inquirer‘s Jeff Gammage – He’s a leader among young Asian immigrants, an explorer of activist ideals, a part-time teacher of…
Those who died homeless on Philly’s streets memorialized with calls for action
By Newsworks’ Holly Otterbein – More than 100 advocates for the homeless gathered in Philadelphia Thursday evening to memorialize people who died…
Lawmakers propose denying prisoners access to the state’s open-records law
By City Paper‘s Daniel Denvir – Since Pennsylvania overhauled its Right to Know Law in 2008, Roger Buehl has typed out numerous…
New census data: Poverty up in Lower Northeast, down in S. Philly
By The Inquirer’s Alfred Lubrano and John Duchneskie – Poverty has increased a startling 62 percent in the communities of Lower…
College applications suffer under Philly school counselor cuts
By City Paper’s Daniel Denvir – Students and parents across Philadelphia are scrambling to meet Jan. 1 college application deadlines amid a…
The Conservative Wing of the Labor Movement Loves Philly School Privatization
By Keystone Politics‘ Jon Geeting – Christopher Sawyer asks why Johnny Doc and the IBEW, who are usually very vocal…
Philly police to adopt sweeping interrogation reforms come Jan. 1
From The Daily News’ David Gambacorta This isn’t your average New Year’s resolution. Come Jan. 1, the Philadelphia Police Department…
The Philly Declaration 