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In Ukraine, a month that has shaken the world | John Nagl
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 8, 2022
While we were slow to recognize the peril Putin presented, we can no longer shirk our responsibility.
Free and open elections are good for voters – and good for business. This is why | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 7, 2022
Pa.'s business leaders would rather focus on doing their jobs instead of protecting democracy -- especially when so many other needs remain unmet.
Extremists undermine faith in our schools. We owe it to our kids, community to speak up | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 7, 2022
Gather your facts, gather your friends, and make your voice heard at your local school board.
Confessions of a participation trophy liberal – and what it tells you about Pa. politics | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 6, 2022
Compromise and bipartisanship is out the window in the Pa. General Assembly. We need a better dialogue.
If construction firms need workers, they should turn to unions. Here’s why | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 6, 2022
Non-union crews can result in lower productivity, more safety problems and costly turnover rates.
The biggest threat to American democracy comes from within | Janice Ellis
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 5, 2022
Democracy isn't something we can take for granted. As the war in Ukraine shows, we have to fight for it.
Happy 107th birthday Cecil B. Moore: The perfect role model for Black attorneys | Michael Coard
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 5, 2022
All Black attorneys know how systemically racist America is - Cecil Moore knew it, and did something about it.
How much is $100 billion, really? | Robert Reich
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 4, 2022
Here's one of the newest additions to the English language: 'Centibillionaires' -- people with $100B or more.
Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 3, 2022
Black Lives Matter was able to shift attention away from its protests and toward its agenda of building an anti-racist society.
Private school vouchers provide students a better chance to excel? Prove it | Jay Bookman
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 3, 2022
Voucher advocates think they can monetize everything. That's just not the case
The Pa. House’s transgender sports ban will harm our youth — not help them | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 1, 2022
It’s not the job of a politician or a school to decide a student’s (or anyone’s) gender and put them in boxes.
Early learning is vital to children’s development. Why is funding it such a struggle? | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - April 1, 2022
Affordable and accessible child care is the key to the pandemic economic recovery, and solving the workforce shortage.