A complaint filed Tuesday in Scranton federal court claims the "at-large" system "results in Hispanic citizens not having an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and to elect candidates of their choice."
In this op-ed, disability advocate Gary Blumenthal emphasizes the urgency for Governor Josh Shapiro to address a $93 million funding shortfall for Intellectual Disabilities and Autism (ID/A) services in Pennsylvania's FY 24/25 budget, ensuring families, caregivers,...
Voting is core to American democracy. When we cast a ballot, we choose the representatives and policies that affect our lives and the freedom and rights we value.The right to vote must be protected for all. Election Day is the last day to cast our ballots, but not...
The biggest factor the polls aren’t showing is people. People volunteering. People talking with people. People rising. And, importantly, people who care deeply about real issues that lower costs for families and boost the economy – and importantly, people who also want less vitriol, racism, misogyny, and hate.
In an op-ed, Kate Kelly highlights how the 1873 Comstock Act, passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock — a man so obsessed with abortion providers, he drove one to suicide with his relentless harassment — could be revived by Republicans to enact a nationwide abortion ban.
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
In January, my life changed forever when I suffered severe heart failure. I spent two weeks at the Geisinger Medical Center, then transferred by helicopter to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In February, doctors performed open heart surgery and inserted...
In this op-ed, Corei Flowers, Fundraising Director of Debtless, highlights how rising consumer and medical debt in Pennsylvania is eroding financial freedom and argues for systemic debt cancellation to boost economic recovery.
In this op-ed, the executive director of Pennsylvania Policy Center, Marc Stier, critiques Donald Trump's potential tax policies, arguing that they would disproportionately benefit the wealthy while imposing higher taxes on working-class families in Pennsylvania.
In this op-ed, Philadelphia English teacher Sonny Bavaro stresses the need for fully funded public schools and contrasts Kamala Harris's support for education with Donald Trump's efforts to undermine it.
