Feb. 8, 2024, is a date that will live in infamy for America's failures to stop fascism, from a corrupt SCOTUS to a broken media. | Continue reading
It was arguably the most consequential " October Surprise " in the history of American presidential elections. In the waning days of the 2016 race, with polls showing Hillary Clinton clinging to a lead over Donald Trump, two last-minute stories broke that rekindled on-the-fence v … | Continue reading
The Eagles escaped with a 20-17 win after Dicker made his fourth-quarter field goal and the Cardinals saw their chance to tie go wide right.(inquirer.com) | Continue reading
Forget dog whistles — Tuberville went six-alarm racist Saturday at a Trump rally as the GOP's midterm strategy hits a new low. | Continue reading
“Cell phones were a big distraction to the point that teachers were teaching to themselves," said one principal. "It just came to the point that we said, ‘It’s not going to work.'" | Continue reading
American chestnut trees, once numbering in the billions, have been decimated by a fungus called blight. Today there are approximately 435 million but few reproduce. | Continue reading
U2 surveillance aircraft criss-crossed the globe photographing everything from 70,000 feet. The pictures, now on display at the Penn Museum, reveal a wealth of archaeological information. | Continue reading
The Secret Service's missing Jan. 6 texts must be really bad, because agency higher-ups look to have committed a criminal cover-up to hide them. | Continue reading
Are high-tech toothbrushes with artificial intelligence to tell when you're brushing too hard worth the hype - and price tag? | Continue reading
Early in the morning on April 4, Eric Boehlert - a veteran and unrelenting critic of the American news media - hit the button to publish the latest installment of his popular newsletter, Press Run. The piece - headlined " Why is the press rooting against Biden?" - stands out for … | Continue reading
Everything was going according to plan — until it wasn’t. | Continue reading
The pandemic has led to a surge in violence against health-care workers, particularly in overwhelmed emergency departments. | Continue reading
It may be the most classic bit during the nine-season run of the iconic TV sitcom Seinfeld: The time that Jerry shows up at the airport car rental place with his reservation, only to be told there aren't any cars.(inquirer.com) | Continue reading
Political bombshells here at home tie Donald Trump tightly to a criminal conspiracy on January 6. Will the attorney general find the courage to act? | Continue reading
A majority of voters are repulsed by GOP agenda of book-banning and classroom gag orders. The Dems can win with a pro-democracy message. | Continue reading
The turnover at WHYY has occurred during a time of volatility and disruption in local news media, as outlets here and across the country work to diversify their newsrooms and broaden their coverage. | Continue reading
Plus, Biden naming a Black woman to SCOTUS is awesome. Don’t pick the wrong one! | Continue reading
In one of the most incendiary, dangerous speeches in U.S. history, Donald Trump promised at a Texas rally mayhem if he's criminally charged. | Continue reading
The police disinformation about passengers watching the SEPTA rape is just one of a series of cop lies rocking the U.S. political debate. Enough is enough! | Continue reading
An Arizona Democrat's unfathomable opposition to progress is a win for her hedge-fund, Big Pharma donors, and a huge loss for democracy. | Continue reading
As Big Pharma reckons with opioids, the FDA must explain in detail where the process went wrong and what steps the agency is taking to make sure such a disaster never occurs again. | Continue reading
America responded to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks with paranoia, distrust that turned on foreigners, immigrants, dissidents and finally one another. | Continue reading
A bill pending before Congress — the Local Journalism Sustainability Act — is a thoughtful way to offer financial support to newsrooms without bringing them under government control. | Continue reading
Gregorius was diagnosed this month with the condition as doctors finally found out why his elbow was swollen. The Phillies said it's treatable and he's playing this week in triple A. | Continue reading
EVs can truly bring about a transportation revolution—but not if we charge them like gas-powered cars. | Continue reading
The comments on far too many Inquirer.com stories are toxic, and have gotten worse as mounting extremism and election denialism pollute our national discourse. Our staff and readers deserve better. | Continue reading
The window for Republicans to create a multiracial working-class party closed this weekend when 49 senators nixed COVID-19 aid. | Continue reading
There are signs of a broader political shift under way, one that raises the prospect of a Republican primary electorate even friendlier to Trump and Trump-allied candidates. | Continue reading
America's endless wars have helped a new generation of alienated vets — some of whom join extremist movements. Biden must curb U.S. militarism. | Continue reading
An ex alerted the fed that Riley Williams, of Harrisburg, planned to sell the stolen laptop to Russia. Craig Bigert, the former police cadet, chose to identify himself when his photo appeared online. | Continue reading
They flew from their affluent suburbs to the U.S. Capitol, ready to die for the cause of white privilege | Continue reading
The new session of the Pennsylvania Senate got off to a chaotic start Tuesday, with Republicans refusing to seat a Democratic senator whose election victory has been certified by the state. | Continue reading
The new session of the Pennsylvania Senate got off to a chaotic start Tuesday, with Republicans refusing to seat a Democratic senator whose election victory has been certified by the state. | Continue reading
Operation Warp Speed allocated initial doses to the states, where an inscrutable mix of state officials, public health agencies and lobbyists seem to be determining where doses should go. | Continue reading
The Trump campaign's hastily called Saturday news conference outside a Holmesburg landscaping firm captured the public's imagination and offered a fitting end to an at times slapdash campaign. | Continue reading
The discovery set off a scramble to ensure voting machines had not been compromised and to contain the fallout. City officials said the theft would not disrupt the election. | Continue reading
Former Gov. Tom Ridge: This will be my first vote for a Democratic candidate for president of the United States. | Continue reading
Some tech companies are carving out new jobs for executives to act as advocates for virtual workers and think more broadly about a lasting remote future. | Continue reading
TV, media execs must start working now to avoid mass chaos in November. | Continue reading
More than 200 "Freedom for the Children" rallies give cover to the insane QAnon theory. Will Tea Party 2.0 resist Biden in '21 ... or even reelect Trump? | Continue reading
With disappearing mailboxes and thrown-out sorters, Trump and his minions have seized the post office for political gain. Here's how to fight back. | Continue reading
With disappearing mailboxes and thrown-out sorters, Trump and his minions have seized the post office for political gain. Here's how to fight back. | Continue reading
The Postal Service's statement came amid false attacks on mail voting by Trump, and as concerns mount about how the coronavirus pandemic could disrupt the election. | Continue reading
A new warning from the Postal Service cast fresh doubt on Pennsylvania’s ability to conduct much of the 2020 election by mail, as President Donald Trump escalates his false attacks on mail voting. | Continue reading
“It’s just piles of our mail sitting in the post office," one Overbrook Park resident said. | Continue reading
“It’s just piles of our mail sitting in the post office," one Overbrook Park resident said. | Continue reading
Don't even start with the jokes. He's heard them all before. And he is not amused. You're either broken or made stronger when you grow up in 1940s West Philadelphia and your last name is Libshitz. | Continue reading
The shocking scenes from Portland are the inevitable climax of Trump's flirtations with fascism. It may be coming to your city next. | Continue reading