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Will Trump and National GOP Help Garrity Against Shapiro?
S. Janesch, Inquirer
Why American Elections Are So Complicated — And Secure
Ali Swenson, WHYY
Off-Duty Officer Killed in Early Saturday Shooting in SW Philly
Brett Sholtis, Inquirer
Philadelphia to Launch Push for 1,000 Black Male Mentors
Marco Cerino, Tribune
ICE, Data Centers Turn Small PGH Suburb Into a Battleground
J. Wiggan, PPS
Philly Cops Now Hired in 2 Months, Down From a Year
Jesse Bunch, Inquirer
How to Fix Our (Somewhat) Sh**ty Delaware River
C. Duchene, Philadelphia Citizen
Penn State University Confers Its Millionth Degree
Kevin Zipay, WFMZ
Philly Is a Hot New Hub for Publishing Insiders
Jennifer Herrera, Philadelphia Magazine
Some PA Charter Students Cut Off From Yellow Buses
Jaxon White, Spotlight PA

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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More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
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Michael Graham, DV Journal
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John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Will Trump and National GOP Help Garrity Against Shapiro?

S. Janesch, Inquirer

Seated behind his desk in the Oval Office earlier this month, President Donald Trump spoke directly to the camera in front of him. He turned... Read More

Why American Elections Are So Complicated — And Secure

Ali Swenson, WHYY

Most Americans by now have probably heard stories about voter fraud. When these incidents happen, they are often caught and prosecuted. Read More

Off-Duty Officer Killed in Early Saturday Shooting in SW Philly

Brett Sholtis, Inquirer

Another person is in critical condition after being shot once outside an after-hours lounge early Sunday morning. Read More

Philadelphia to Launch Push for 1,000 Black Male Mentors

Marco Cerino, Tribune

Philadelphia officials are discussing a citywide effort to recruit 1,000 Black men and allies to serve as mentors for Black boys and young... Read More

ICE, Data Centers Turn Small PGH Suburb Into a Battleground

J. Wiggan, PPS

At the intersection of two major issues in the United States, Springdale stands divided. Now residents, organizers and local leaders are... Read More

Philly Cops Now Hired in 2 Months, Down From a Year

Jesse Bunch, Inquirer

Law enforcement agencies are competing to hire applicants who may apply to up to half a dozen departments before choosing where to begin... Read More

How to Fix Our (Somewhat) Sh**ty Delaware River

C. Duchene, Philadelphia Citizen

In a story for The Citizen last month, I looked at what it would take to make Philadelphia’s rivers clean enough for swimming. The... Read More

Penn State University Confers Its Millionth Degree

Kevin Zipay, WFMZ

Penn State has reached a milestone 165 years in the making, awarding its one millionth degree Saturday, August 15th, during summer... Read More

Philly Is a Hot New Hub for Publishing Insiders

Jennifer Herrera, Philadelphia Magazine

Literary agents, best-selling authors, and industry conveners — they’re having some of their biggest successes in Philly. Read More

Some PA Charter Students Cut Off From Yellow Buses

Jaxon White, Spotlight PA

PA charters say it’s unfair to cut off their students’ access to school buses. Public districts say it’s about their budgets. 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

More From Real Clear

RNC Chair Talks Midterms During Philly Visit
Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says
Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

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

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Essential Reading

The Ladies, and How We Remember Them
Abigail Adams admonished her husband to “remember the ladies.” 
Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.

In the News

Multimedia

The Greatest WWII Novel
America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin

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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