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If you think you’re living in a divided America, it’s nothing new | Janice Ellis
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 23, 2022
Why does it seem the nation is in a more vulnerable state than ever?
Pa.’s teacher pipeline problem calls for innovative solutions | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 23, 2022
Student debt from earning a college degree can permanently close doors for those aspiring to become teachers.
Crisis in Ukraine: How did it happen? Where is it going? Five essential reads | Analysis
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 22, 2022
What you need to know about this long-simmering conflict and Vladimir Putin's claims about it.
Happy 185th birthday to Cheyney University: America’s first HBCU | Michael Coard
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 22, 2022
The Philadelphia institution celebrates on Feb. 25. It's not getting older - it's getting better.
This U.S. Supreme Court case could hamstring the EPA’s regulatory power | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 21, 2022
Keep an eye on this high-profile legal fight over greenhouse gas emissions
What we talk about when we talk about going back to normal | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 20, 2022
How do we return to a life that was without acknowledging the life we have now?
Political extremism is a one-sided affair | Robert Reich
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 20, 2022
Don’t believe the fear-mongering that today’s left is 'radical. What’s really radical is the right’s move toward fascism.
Canadian trucker protests show how the loudest voices in the room distort democracy | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 18, 2022
Amplified by technology, it’s easy for a loud and relentless minority to drown out all other points of view.
The latest push for liquor privatization is a glass half-empty. Here’s why | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 18, 2022
We agree that Pa. should get out of the state-run booze business. But the latest proposal needs some work.
This Black History Month, let’s put the focus on Black health and wellness | Charles D. Allen
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 17, 2022
Black Americans are twice as likely as whites to not see a doctor for thinking and memory problems. We need to change that.
The war on drugs failed. Don’t try it again
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 17, 2022
If prison worked, or if enforcement eliminated drug supplies, the U.S. would have seen a decrease in drug use and overdose deaths in the decades since the war on drugs began.
Pennsylvania’s Congressional redistricting process has failed again | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - February 16, 2022
But there’s hope for reform if our state Supreme Court is willing to try something new.