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Don Cunningham on the Lehigh Valley's Economic Boom
C. McElwee, RCPA Podcast
4 Dems Remain in Primary for LV’s Congressional Seat
Armchair LV, LVL
Villanova Grad Pope Leo XIV to Receive Liberty Medal
Isaac Avilucea, Axios
Future of Fantasy Sports in PA Sparks Capitol Debate
Zach Hoopes, PennLive
Questions About Garrity’s Handling of Israel Bond Event
S. Caruso, Spotlight PA
Mapped: Our Irish Roots
Deto & Beheraj, Axios
Fetterman: ‘My Heart Stopped’ During Near-Fatal 2022 Stroke
S. Ulrich, Politics PA
How Deregulation Made Electricity More Expensive
Dormady & Lamadrid, Inquirer
Inside Penn State’s Wrestling Empire
John Luciew, PennLive
The Growing Independent Streak
Stephanie Sigafoos, LehighValleyNews
Shapiro Is Talking a Lot About Judaism and its ‘Shared Humanity’
Staff, Inquirer
Eighty Years Earlier, Philly Hosted 3 Conventions
Nick Vadala, Inquirer

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

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Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
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The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia
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Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
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Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Don Cunningham on the Lehigh Valley's Economic Boom

C. McElwee, RCPA Podcast

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Read More

4 Dems Remain in Primary for LV’s Congressional Seat

Armchair LV, LVL

Villanova Grad Pope Leo XIV to Receive Liberty Medal

Isaac Avilucea, Axios

Future of Fantasy Sports in PA Sparks Capitol Debate

Zach Hoopes, PennLive

Questions About Garrity’s Handling of Israel Bond Event

S. Caruso, Spotlight PA

PA treasurer Stacy Garrity used campaign funds to attend an Israel Bonds event hosted by a firm tied to $45 million in state investments. Read More

Mapped: Our Irish Roots

Deto & Beheraj, Axios

Fetterman: ‘My Heart Stopped’ During Near-Fatal 2022 Stroke

S. Ulrich, Politics PA

How Deregulation Made Electricity More Expensive

Dormady & Lamadrid, Inquirer

In the past five years alone, the supply portion of the standard service residential electric bill in Philadelphia has increased by 71%. Read More

Inside Penn State’s Wrestling Empire

John Luciew, PennLive

The Growing Independent Streak

Stephanie Sigafoos, LehighValleyNews

“Political affiliation has become a barrier,” Ron Beitler said on this week's "Political Pulse." “It’s become a barrier when you’re... Read More

Shapiro Is Talking a Lot About Judaism and its ‘Shared Humanity’

Staff, Inquirer

Gov. Josh Shapiro writes about Judaism in his memoir. As he speaks publicly about his faith, he's focused on the shared values between... Read More

Eighty Years Earlier, Philly Hosted 3 Conventions

Nick Vadala, Inquirer

Philadelphia was pursuing the national political spotlight in 1948, and landed nominating conventions for the Democrats, the Republicans, and... Read More

Research

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

On election day 2024, the headline for CBS News was “Pennsylvania is the top prize among battleground states.” Political experts... Read More

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

America in One Room: Pennsylvania brings together a representative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters for a statewide Deliberative Poll... Read More

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) released a new data brief on Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania, marking the... Read More

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Harrisburg, Pa., May 21, 2024 — Pennsylvania per-student spending increased to $21,985 in the 2022–23 school year, according to... Read More

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PA GOP Congressman Slams State Leaders Over ICE Policies
Gov. Shapiro and UT Gov. Cox on State of Politics
Trump Heads to PA to Tout Affordability Push
Sen. Fetterman Says We Need to Talk to Each Other More

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

> 50% 40-55% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% AK HI AZ UT CO NE OK MS AL GA NC VA NJ RI DE MD CT MA VT ME NY IA ND WI OH KY IL TN SC IN PA NH WV MI MN OR WA CA NV MT WY NM TX FL LA AR SD MO KS ID

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

In the News

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

With the issues of trade and energy policy front and center in American politics, Jeff Vogel joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to... Read More

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election Read More

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

As polls show a tight race in Pennsylvania, which Trump cannot lose, Governor Josh Shapiro explains why he thinks Kamala Harris is on her way... Read More

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