Civil Rights & Social Justice
Boebert’s remarks about rural teen pregnancies dodge a deeper truth | Heather MacDonald
Teen parents are at increased risk for poverty, hunger, domestic violence, and depression.
Where do Philly’s mayoral candidates stand on LGBTQ issues? | Analysis
Here's what all 11 declared candidates have to say about the issues that matter to the city's LGBTQ residents.
Policing has its roots in slave-catching. To change it, we must change that legacy | Opinion
By Terrence A. Alladin The beating of Tyre Nichols by five Black police officers of the Memphis Police Department is a racial problem. The fact that Tyre Nichols is a Black man and that the five police officers are Black men does not diminish the effect that race played in this awful incident. Nichols was […]
Shapiro’s support for Cheyney Univ. is welcome — and badly needed | Michael Coard
The HBCU needs equitable -- not just equal -- funding to make up for decades of racist underfunding
Firing squads could return as states debate the death penalty | Analysis
Twenty-seven states allow capital punishment, but public support for it has declined.
Today is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day. Thank you to our patients | Opinion
We are going to celebrate the only way we now how: By providing you the care you deserve.
U.S. House panel passes GOP bill mandating federal Parents Bill of Rights
Pa. GOP U.S. Reps. Glenn 'GT' Thompson, Lloyd Smucker voted 'yes'; U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7th District, voted 'no.'
U.S. House panel passes national ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports
Pa. U.S. Reps. Glenn 'GT' Thompson and Lloyd Smucker were 'yes' votes; U.S. Rep. Susan Wild, D-7th District, voted 'no.'
Here’s how the FTC’s proposed ban on non-compete clauses would help workers | Opinion
It would raise wages for low-income workers while letting employers choose who to hire.
Black women’s political gains due to experience, knowledge and skill, observers say
By Stephen Williams PHILADELPHIA — Political observers say the most recent political gains by Black women in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are a result of their knowledge, skill, experience, work ethic and relationships. As Black History Month ended and Women’s History Month kicked off, state Rep. Joanna McClinton ascended to speaker of the Pennsylvania […]
When it comes to transgender healthcare, we’re more in agreement than not | Mark Segal
By Mark Segal Last week found me in London for what turned out to be three major speaking events. It also came in the wake of what I believe is one of the most horrible of trans hate actions ever publicly reported in the United Kingdom: 16-year-old Brianna Ghey was killed when she was stabbed […]
Summer Time: W.Pa. progressive Rep. Summer Lee is ready to take on tough fights in Congress
'It's easier to be bold, and to be courageous when you don’t have to do it alone,' Lee said.