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…
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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…
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…
Where is Kenney’s Plan to Reform Right to Know?
By Austin Nolen Several weeks ago, one of Philadelphia’s city attorneys denied my request for data of the Bureau of…
OPINION: What’s Holding Up the Investigation of Last Year’s SEPTA Cop Taser Incident?
By Austin Nolen Reposted from Spirit News: At around 2 a.m. on the morning of October 26th of last year,…
Raw Meat on Philly’s Integrity Week and the City’s “Open Data Movement” More Generally
By Jack Grauer Despite what the friendly infographics suggest, government transparency in Philadelphia is stuck in a paradox: The people…
Philly’s Rules for Cops – The Complete PPD Directives
January 21st, 2016 update: Subsequent to this post, the Police Department posted all of their directives online, with a new…
9 Convictions for 1 Death: Inside the Case of the “MOVE 9”
By Austin Nolen Thirty seven years ago, after an extended confrontation between Philadelphia radical group MOVE and their neighbors and…
The Public Record on The Brandon Tate-Brown Shooting, So Far
By Austin Nolen 7/14 Update: The Declaration has learned that neither Officer Carrelli nor Officer Dang have had any citizen complaints made against them…
Great Cities Face Great Challenges – The Urgency of Transparency & the Collaborative Review of Fatal Police Shootings
“ By Kenneth Lipp “Great cities face great challenges.” – Philly Police Officer-Involved-Shooting web page Commissioner Ramsey took time during a…
The Philly Declaration 