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Tonya McClary, director of Philadelphia's Citizens Police Oversight Commission, writes that the police contract has been a barrier to the commission achieving its goals.

Philadelphia needs to strengthen CPOC’s power to investigate police misconduct independently

The work of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission is too important to leave unfinished, writes CPOC director Tonya McClary.

Tonya McClary, For The Inquirer

I’ve seen what harsh immigration policies did to Australia. Americans may not be fully prepared for what Donald Trump has in mind.

Michael Parker, For The Inquirer

Pro-arena labor supporters (rear) and Save Chinatown Coalition community organizer Debbie Wei (front, center) demonstrate outside City Hall in October.

When it comes to the Sixers arena, we need a process for the people

Harris M. Steinberg, For The Inquirer

Brenda Reed, left, checks on the vegetables in the North Philadelphia community garden she maintains, while her granddaughter, Zora, right, displays some of the potatoes harvested from the garden. Jasmine Schley writes that rehabbing a house in the neighborhood has given her a chance to go beyond headlines and really get to know community members like Reed.

North Philly shooting? Look closer, don’t look away.

Jasmine Schley, For The Inquirer

Members of the press gather outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, before President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Improving democracy by improving how we cover it

Malka Older, For The Inquirer

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