capitol-violence

COMMENTARY

Yes, the politics of a Capitol riot commission are tough. But it’s work that needs to be done | Fletcher McClellan

BY: - April 14, 2021

If a 1/6 Commission is not established, it will signal that an organized effort to terrorize a branch of government for the purpose of overturning the legitimate election of a president is only a crime of political passion.

COMMENTARY

We’re Philly civil rights leaders: We face a common enemy in white supremacy. We must fight it together | Opinion

BY: - February 7, 2021

We must support agendas of reform and investment that will make real change and identify and push back against the policies that will block advances.

COMMENTARY

Beware sharing that next false meme, you could be aiding a despot | John A. Tures

BY: - February 7, 2021

Unless these conspiracy theories and those who traffic in them are confronted, we may not avert the next attempted slide into totalitarianism.

COMMENTARY

Who is Jeffrey Yass? And why is he such a big problem for Pennsylvania? | Opinion

BY: - January 27, 2021

Pennsylvania has become a playground for Yass, a conservative activist and moneyman, and his untold billions.

COMMENTARY

Central Pa. voters deserve better than Trump loyalist Scott Perry | Opinion

BY: - January 27, 2021

Scott Perry is part of what is wrong with American politics today.

Pa. Rep. Scanlon takes questions on COVID, Capitol riot, and schools during town hall

BY: - January 26, 2021

More than 3,250 constituents called into the town hall, according to her office, and about a dozen ultimately got a chance to ask a question. 

COMMENTARY

For the good of Pa., and the country, Rep. Scott Perry must resign | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - January 25, 2021

Repeatedly given the choice between protecting the interests of Pennsylvania voters or those of Donald Trump's, Scott Perry chose Trump. He must resign.

COMMENTARY

With extremism resurgent, will Pa. finally pass a tougher hate crimes law? | Friday Morning Coffee

BY: - January 22, 2021

'Hate crimes have become part of American life, the new normal in our country,' a Pittsburgh lawmaker, who's trying to turn the tide, says.

COMMENTARY

How self-proclaimed ‘prophets’ from a growing Christian movement provided religious motivation for the Capitol rioters | Analysis

BY: - January 20, 2021

White evangelical leaders have provided religious justification and undying support for Trump’s presidency, including his most racially incendiary rhetoric and policies.

Report: FBI believed to be searching for Pa. woman who may have stolen Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during Capitol riot

BY: - January 18, 2021

PennLive reports this morning that the FBI is believed to be searching for a Harrisburg woman who may be on the run with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s, D-California, laptop computer after allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Riley June Williams faces charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct in […]

COMMENTARY

Republican praise of Martin Luther King will sound even more hollow and hypocritical now | Jarvis DeBerry

BY: - January 17, 2021

Let us not hear any “Let freedom ring” platitudes from those who cast suspicion on Black people exercising the franchise. 

COMMENTARY

Does ‘deplatforming’ really curb online hate speech? 3 experts weigh in | Analysis

BY: - January 17, 2021

The question of how effective deplatforming is can be looked at from two different angles: Does it work from a technical standpoint, and does it have an effect on worrisome communities themselves?