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Child tax credit’s end means many families will struggle to put food on the table | Opinion
The payments were widely credited with bringing about huge declines in poverty and malnutrition.
From critical race theory to voting rights, America’s just as racist as ever | Michael Coard
We can’t stop racist white Americans from being racist. But we can stop them from being politically powerful racist white Americans.
Vaccine mandates have always faced resistance and saved lives | Opinion
Please don’t let distractions keep you and your loved ones from using or getting protection we know works to improve survival for everyone.
The Pa. Constitution supports a fair education for all – rich and poor alike | Opinion
The drafters were emphatic that Pennsylvania children should be prepared for the duties of citizenship.
On Roe v. Wade’s anniversary, an open letter to my past self | Signe Espinoza
Roe was never the inspiring solution so many of us annually paraded it as: it was only ever a ladder to which the poor – a classification that so often coincided with communities of color – were denied access.
Why won’t Congress just extend the child tax credit? | Opinion
Proponents of using the child tax credit to alleviate poverty need to reach an agreement with those who insist that it must encourage low-income parents to work.
Kyrsten Sinema is gambling that her filibuster vote will help her win again in 2024 | Jim Small
And if progressives can’t find a serious challenger, she's probably right.
How the omicron variant is making medical lab staffing shortages worse | Opinion
Laboratory testing is the single highest-volume medical activity affecting Americans, and it drives about two-thirds of all medical decisions made by doctors and other health care professionals.
We’re Pa. small city mayors. Fair legislative maps will aid our recovery | Opinion
For the first time, the Legislative Reapportionment Commission’s House map recognizes the importance of our cities and our residents.
The U.S. Senate is broken. Missouri’s talking filibuster could fix it | Opinion
Presently, all U.S. Senate Republicans have to do to start and maintain a filibuster is draft a one-sentence letter informing leadership of their objection. That’s insane.
Prison Gerrymandering: Who counts in Pennsylvania? That depends on who’s counting | Opinion
Incarceration should not obliterate civic engagement – or inflate long-standing imbalances of power.
To honor MLK’s legacy, pass voting rights. Democrats and Republicans will benefit | Opinion
It's a win-win for both parties. There's no reason not to get it done.