Cultural Issues

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Gene Pisasale • RCPA

America at 250: The 1960s -- Cultural Upheaval

Among the most tumultuous periods in our nation's history, the 1960s collectively brought about enormous change in American society, in politics,...

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Carrie Rickey • Phila. Citizen

'Bucks County, USA': the American Story We Need Now

This is not a review of Bucks County, USA. It is a heartfelt endorsement of an effort that helps us understand the splintering of the United States...

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AMERICA AT 250: THE 1960S--Cultural Upheaval

Gene Pisasale • RealClearPennsylvania • September 18, 2026

“… for time and the world do not stand still… and those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future…” -President John F. Kennedy, June 25, 1963

Among the most tumultuous periods in our nation’s history, the 1960s collectively brought about enormous change in American society, in politics, in business, music, fashion, technology, social mores- in virtually every realm of human endeavor. With more than a half-century of hindsight, it is today easy to look back upon that time and simply say “Quite a lot happened.” Yet such words minimize the dramatic events which both shook and shaped our country, with Fidel Castro consolidating power 90 miles from our shores to start off the decade… and an American walking on the Moon to end it. In short, the 1960s were one of the most consequential periods of the last century, the repercussions of which continue to reverberate today.

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Staff • PennLive

Penn State Starts to Embrace Joe Paterno Again, 15 Years On

For the first time since he was fired by telephone in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, Penn State has named something in honor of legendary...

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Tom McGrath • Philadelphia Magazine

Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

30 news outlets. 250 stories (and TikToks and podcasts and posts and prognostications) a day, 24/7. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year. How...

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Chrissy Suttles • Axios

Flight 93 Legacy Turns To a New Generation

Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, families and visitors will gather in Somerset County on Friday to remember the 40 passengers and crew...

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Staff • TribLive

How Families of Flight 93 Turned Tragedy Into a Lasting Memorial

As the FBI wrapped up its work at the United Flight 93 crash site in Somerset County, then-Coroner Wally Miller had a message for the...

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Inquirer

No One Had a Better Summer Than This Betsy Ross Reenactor

Carol Spacht, a longtime Betsy Ross reenactor, traversed the state this summer packing in new experiences as a Visit PA "playmaker" — a...

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Staff • WHYY

The Academy of Natural Sciences' Museum Closure: What We Know

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University's museum is closing at the end of this month. The announcement of the museum's closure sparked...

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Victor Fiorillo • Philadelphia Magazine