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  • Activism
    A Different Kind of Backlash
    May 15, 2017
    | Adam Eichen
    On the road from Philadelphia to Harrisburg with a bipartisan group of reformers.
  • Economy & Work
    Amid Divestment Protests, More Cities Explore Public Banks
    May 15, 2017
    | Oscar Perry Abello
    Supporters of the idea say public banks can enable more community-driven, character-based lending.
  • Activism
    How Betsy DeVos’ Education Agenda Can Be Overturned
    March 10, 2017
    | Helen Gym
    What Philadelphia’s fight against market-driven school “reform” can teach us about resisting attacks on public education.
  • Money & Politics
    These Super PAC Donors Were Able To Hide Their Identities
    December 9, 2016
    | Paul Blumenthal
    And here’s who they are.
  • Money & Politics
    The IRS Says No Tax Write-off for Democratic Host Committee Donations
    July 21, 2016
    | John Light
    Corporations are barred from contributing to party convention committees. But parties are finding other ways to get corporate money, and to get tax write-offs for their wealthy donors.
  • History
    Alexander Hamilton Would Not Be Pleased With Mitch McConnell
    March 9, 2016
    | Dorothy Samuels and Alicia Bannon
    In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton laid out the rationale behind the Supreme Court nomination process. Congress and the president have heeded his wisdom — until now.
  • Democracy & Government
    The American Parade of Politics and Prejudice Marches On
    January 7, 2016
    | Michael Winship
    Philadelphia's Mummer's Parade brought flare-ups of racism and bigotry that parallel the rage and fear that grip much of the public in this election year.
  • Inequality
    Mothers Struggling With Poverty Share Their Photos
    January 30, 2015
    | Charina Nadura
    To show the reality of hunger, mothers participating in the Witness to Hunger program photograph their daily experiences living in poverty.
  • Something We Can All Get Behind: Subsidized Jobs
    August 1, 2014
    | Rebecca Vallas
    A subsidized jobs program that created 20,000 jobs in Philadelphia shows that such initiatives can be a win both for those looking for work and for employers.
  • When Reforms Don't Give Students What They Deserve
    June 10, 2014
    | Elisabeth Hoyson and Elaine Weiss
    A former teaching fellow writes that reforms meant to help our most disadvantaged kids sometimes end up exacerbating inequality and depriving them of fundamental basics.


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