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…
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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…
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…
Vigil Held Outside Philly Department of Human Services for Families Separated by the System
By Kenneth Lipp Yesterday, activists in Philadelphia held an hour-long candlelight vigil and press conference at the Philly Department of…
Orphaned by Poverty – from Inter Press Service
PHILADELPHIA, U.S., Dec 7 2013 (IPS) – Seated at a table in the dimly lit café in Philadelphia’s public library,…
Swarthmore Jewish students break with Hillel, welcome views critical of Israel’s Palestine policies
From The Inquirer‘s Kathy Bocella – Jewish students at Swarthmore College have become the first in the nation to break with the…
Inquirer Exclusive: Owners pressed for faster demolition before fatal collapse
By The Inquirer‘s Bob Warner – A new cache of e-mails tied to the Center City building collapse sheds light…
Synagogue, schools join against Blatstein’s proposed casino
From The Inquirer: A synagogue and two schools near the site of a proposed casino at Broad and Callowhill Streets are…
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…
Exclusive: Remember the Billions of Hollow-Point Rounds Ordered by Homeland Security? At least Half a Million Came to Philly
by Kenneth Lipp Earlier this year the Associated Press ran a report which showed that the Department of Homeland Security…
The Philly Declaration 