Gun researchers see a public health emergency in Orlando mass shooting. Here’s why.
By Sandro Galea, Boston University and Ziming Xuan, Boston University Editor’s note (The Conversation): We turned to two public health…
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Philadelphia Mourns Orlando Massacre in Vigil
By Liora Engel-Smith Philadelphia’s LGBT community and their allies gathered for a vigil at City Hall Monday evening to mourn…
Federal Report Appears to Undercut EPA Assurances on Water Safety In Pennsylvania
Dimock, one of many places where gas drilling boomed in Pennsylvania, gets a sobering take on the quality of its…
What Schools Don’t Tell You About Campus Sexual Assault
Safety issues on dorms are often not discussed. Penn State, CC BY-NC By Andrea A. Curcio, Georgia State University Throughout…
Will Philadelphia Adhere to Decades-Old Restrictions on Police Infiltration at Upcoming DNC Protests?
By Kris Hermes With the Democratic National Convention (DNC) less than two months away, the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) has…
DNC ‘Protest Decriminalization’ Bill to Be Amended Over First Amendment Concerns
By Dustin Slaughter Editor’s note: On June 23rd, Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law this ordinance with the amendment intact….
Bill Moyers in Conversation: How Our Winner-Take-All Political System Has Divided America
BillMoyers.com Staff This post was first published on BillMoyers.com To Our Readers: Here’s what the 2016 election should be…
Op-Ed: Financial Institutions are Coming for the Paychecks of Pennsylvania’s Low Wage Workers
By Sean Kitchen This piece originally appeared on Raging Chicken Press and is republished with permission. A bill that is…
Contrary to Official Promises, Public Could Be On the Hook for Convention
If the Democratic National Convention Host Committee can’t raise the up-to-$10 million it’s still seeking, taxpayer dollars could fill that…
Bill Moyers in Conversation: Eddie Glaude Jr. on ‘Democracy in Black’
BillMoyers.com Staff This post was first published on BillMoyers.com In a new two-part podcast, journalist Bill Moyers talks to Princeton…
The Philly Declaration 