The Death of Irony, or, University of Penn’s Secret Meetings on Secret Laws
By Dustin Slaughter It is a crisp Saturday morning in late November, and the University of Pennsylvania’s campus is just…
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Pennsylvania ACLU on Philadelphia Fusion Center Privacy Concerns: Not on Our Radar
By Dustin Slaughter Despite a recent release of a Los Angeles fusion center’s controversial Suspicious Activity Reports spurred by ACLU…
Exclusive: Does Philadelphia’s Fusion Center Care About Your Privacy?
by Dustin Slaughter and Kenneth Lipp The Declaration has uncovered troubling revelations regarding law enforcement operations at the Delaware Valley…
Recently Obtained Philly Police Documents Offer a Glimpse into 2012 Surveillance
By Dustin Slaughter Over one week ago, I received the first document release from a series of Right-to-Know requests I’ve…
Updated: Is City Paper’s Vanishing Article Part of a Disturbing Trend in Philly Journalism?
A fog of questions continue to surround a City Paper article posted on the morning of July 16th, which was…
Starving for a Brighter Future in Philadelphia
Opposition to one of the largest school privatization efforts in U.S. history is now embodied in a hunger strike at…
Marching Over 100 Miles for Pennsylvania’s Prisoners
A strong wind sprayed mist from Love Park’s fountain onto approximately 100 people gathered for a spirited send-off yesterday for…
BREAKING: Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams Announces Resignation
In an unprecedented move, District Attorney Seth Williams has announced his resignation over tweets he posted during a trial involving…
Evening News Roundup – February 21st, 2013
A former Graterford Prison inmate, Michael Tabon, has set up a mock cell and has “incarcerated” himself on a hunger…
Evening News Roundup – February 20th, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, reports Philadelphia Public School Notebook, has withheld $8.7 million from the school district over the past…
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