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Biden Keeps Campaign Promise: Forgives Some Student Debt
When “cancelling” is a good thing. [more…]
Politics
American Injustice
BlackStar Film Festival: Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
“Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power“ is one of the most consequential films of 2022, particularly given the Republican’s ongoing assault on teachers’ ability to teach accurate American history; and the right’s attacks [more…]
American Injustice
BlackStar Film Festival: Aftershock
MOVIE REVIEW: New documentary looks at black maternal mortality in America through the eyes of two new fathers who lost their partners due to complications related to the birth of their children [more…]
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PA Republicans Push Anti-Choice, Anti-Democracy Agenda via State Constitutional Amend.
PHILADELPHIA – Women across Philadelphia and the country have been demonstrating for months. Initially, to protect their right to privacy and their bodies, then after the Dobbs decision to demand that right be recognized. Their [more…]
Contributors
Mad or Nah: He Said What?
Philly reacts to Mayor Kenney’s vocal dissatisfaction with his job. [more…]
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Poor and Low-Wealth Americans “We Won’t Be Silent, Anymore”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Early in the morning on June 18, 2022, thousands of protesters gathered at Freedom Plaza to march down Pennsylvania Ave to be joined by more than 150 thousand poor and low-wage workers [more…]
Contributors
In Fraud We Trust
Ex-director of Germantown Special Services District Indicted by Feds. Will she be the only one? [more…]
Contributors
PASS THE MIC: Politics & Grassroots News
Can community media impact election outcomes? How? A lively roundtable with WHYY’s N.I.C.E. partners. [more…]
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Supreme Court Shoots Down Roe After 49 Years
Philly rallies after Roe struck down [more…]
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An American Crisis
PHILADELPHIA – It’s the Guns, Stupid! Well, that’s the simple view, anyway. The reality is that the issues are much more complicated than a simple sound bite. Solving the problem of semi-automatic assault rifles like [more…]