Commentary
The seven states to watch, including Pa., in the fight over voting rights | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Although Pa. Republicans didn't score a win in 2021, the GOP is sticking with its efforts to restrict voting in the Keystone State.
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.
How are Trump appointees are shaping Philly’s 3rd Circuit Court? | Monday Morning Coffee
The appellate court's rulings haven't 'dramatically' changed, but there have been noticeable differences, according to a published report.
NPR showed us the best way to interview a totalitarian liar | Dick Polman
The lesson: Don't back down in the face of the Big Lie.
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.
Unable to win the battle of ideas, Pa. Republicans are damaging the state Constitution | Opinion
There's nothing small-d democratic about this process at all.
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.
Here’s why spending $2T won’t make inflation worse than it already is | Opinion
I'm an economist. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to President Joe Biden's domestic agenda is misguided.
Poll: Disability service industry cut services in face of staffing shortage | Friday Morning Coffee
The industry says it has spent months pleading for help from the Wolf administration.
Show medical workers you care: Wear a mask, get vaccinated, be unselfish | Roger Chesley
Exhausted by the pandemic, the health-care sector has lost nearly half a million workers since February 2020.
We’re the Pa. moms of disabled kids. We have some questions for Gov. Wolf | Opinion
We are exhausted and we need your help.
About the GOP’s historical amnesia on voting rights | John L. Micek
There is only one party actively working to disenfranchise Black voters and voters of color. Any other argument is a distraction.