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If you think you’re living in a divided America, it’s nothing new | Janice Ellis
Why does it seem the nation is in a more vulnerable state than ever?
Pa.’s teacher pipeline problem calls for innovative solutions | Opinion
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
But there’s hope for reform if our state Supreme Court is willing to try something new.