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National Park Service workers remove a slavery history panel from the President’s House site at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
Germantown News

Empire in Denial

February 4, 2026 Carolyn Fillmore 0

They took down the panels. The receipts remain. [more…]

Protesters hold a “This Is the Way” sign during a peaceful No Kings demonstration in Philadelphia, with American flags visible in the crowd.
Life

The Myth of Submission

January 30, 2026 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Nonviolence is not weakness (or peace) [more…]

A person holds a round red button reading “More Voters More Better,” symbolizing the idea that democracy improves with full participation.
Life

The People Must Vote

November 4, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

A case for compulsory voting [more…]

Illustration of a SEPTA spokesperson with a long-nosed shadow, symbolizing public mistrust over SEPTA service cuts and court revelations.
Life

Taken for a Ride

October 4, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

Troubling revelations from last month’s SEPTA court battle.  [more…]

Illustration for No Kings Day protest costumes: an American-flag fist punching through a crowned skull against a Halloween moon with bats, symbolizing democracy fighting back against monarchy and authoritarianism.
History

Down with Crowns

September 26, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 2

Protest meets Halloween in No Kings 2.0 (Oct 18th). [more…]

Mid-century family stands in front of new suburban home, symbolizing the era when taxing the rich helped build the American middle class.
History

Gone with the Tax Rate

August 31, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

How we lost the system that built the middle class [more…]

A smartphone, tablet, and TV remote arranged on a dinner plate with utensils, alongside a folded newspaper on a wooden table
Art & Entertainment

You Are What You Read

July 25, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

No need to swallow the same bland leftovers, not with such zesty independent news options.  [more…]

Halftone-style illustration with glitch effect showing red and blue hands placing puzzle pieces over a U.S. map, symbolizing mid-decade redistricting and partisan gerrymandering.
Life

Map Grab

July 17, 2025 Steve Fillmore 0

Pieces in play, power at stake: an all-in scramble for America’s future.  [more…]

Raccoon with mischievous expression and clasped paws, symbolizing the spirit of grassroots subversion
History

On Sabotage

June 19, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

The art of nonviolent noncompliance. [more…]

Protester holding a sign that reads “We’re the People You Swore to Protect” at a peaceful demonstration, with flags and other protest signs in the background
History

Reign Check

June 18, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

No Kings Day turnouts were too big to ignore. [more…]

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