OpinionHarrisburg must properly fund public transportation — SEPTA is too important to fail | EditorialSEPTA officials outlined draconian cuts and major fare increases as the only viable solutions without additional state support.
OpinionHarrisburg must properly fund public transportation — SEPTA is too important to fail | EditorialSEPTA officials outlined draconian cuts and major fare increases as the only viable solutions without additional state support.
OpinionOver the course of 25 hours and 5 minutes, Cory Booker points the way to oppose Trump’s abuses of power | Editorial
OpinionOver the course of 25 hours and 5 minutes, Cory Booker points the way to oppose Trump’s abuses of power | Editorial
OpinionLiberation Day will leave U.S. captive to Trump’s incoherent economic plans | EditorialTrump believes tariffs are a magic bullet. But history shows free trade led to unprecedented economic growth. By contrast, tariffs worsened the Great Depression.
OpinionLiberation Day will leave U.S. captive to Trump’s incoherent economic plans | EditorialTrump believes tariffs are a magic bullet. But history shows free trade led to unprecedented economic growth. By contrast, tariffs worsened the Great Depression.
OpinionParker’s housing plan is ambitious, but can it overcome steep challenges? | EditorialFederal funding cuts and councilmanic prerogative are among the obstacles Mayor Cherelle L. Parker faces in her effort to build, preserve, and restore roughly 30,000 homes.
OpinionParker’s housing plan is ambitious, but can it overcome steep challenges? | EditorialFederal funding cuts and councilmanic prerogative are among the obstacles Mayor Cherelle L. Parker faces in her effort to build, preserve, and restore roughly 30,000 homes.
OpinionWar plan leak demands accountability — starting with Pete Hegseth | EditorialThe secretary of defense has shown he has no business running the Pentagon. He should resign or be fired.
OpinionWar plan leak demands accountability — starting with Pete Hegseth | EditorialThe secretary of defense has shown he has no business running the Pentagon. He should resign or be fired.
OpinionMisguided zoning change is the latest example of the problems with councilmanic prerogative | EditorialThat a bill most district councilmembers believed was not good enough for their own constituents was approved on a 15-2 vote shows the power of an outmoded tradition.
OpinionMisguided zoning change is the latest example of the problems with councilmanic prerogative | EditorialThat a bill most district councilmembers believed was not good enough for their own constituents was approved on a 15-2 vote shows the power of an outmoded tradition.
OpinionRow offices should be abolished — starting with the sheriff’s office | EditorialThe ongoing incompetence at the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office is putting public safety at risk and demands urgent attention.
OpinionRow offices should be abolished — starting with the sheriff’s office | EditorialThe ongoing incompetence at the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office is putting public safety at risk and demands urgent attention.
OpinionTrump seems determined to spark a constitutional crisis. Will anyone stop him? | EditorialIf Trump continues to defy judges, and Congress remains pliant, then our constitutional form of government is essentially meaningless.
OpinionTrump seems determined to spark a constitutional crisis. Will anyone stop him? | EditorialIf Trump continues to defy judges, and Congress remains pliant, then our constitutional form of government is essentially meaningless.
OpinionTax cuts in Parker’s budget proposal are welcome, but challenges remain | EditorialA big question hanging over Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s budget plan is how the Trump administration’s reckless and irresponsible cuts to state and local funding will impact the city’s finances.
OpinionTax cuts in Parker’s budget proposal are welcome, but challenges remain | EditorialA big question hanging over Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s budget plan is how the Trump administration’s reckless and irresponsible cuts to state and local funding will impact the city’s finances.
OpinionCallously deporting longtime U.S. residents is yet another failure of Trump’s immigration reform efforts | EditorialWe must address the daily arrest — and potential expulsion — of hundreds of people who have lived quietly and productively in this country for years, the Editorial Board writes.
OpinionCallously deporting longtime U.S. residents is yet another failure of Trump’s immigration reform efforts | EditorialWe must address the daily arrest — and potential expulsion — of hundreds of people who have lived quietly and productively in this country for years, the Editorial Board writes.
OpinionAfter a rare execution by firing squad, a fresh call to abolish the death penaltyMaintaining a system that risks killing the innocent along with the guilty is itself a crime — and one that underscores the need to do away with capital punishment.
OpinionAfter a rare execution by firing squad, a fresh call to abolish the death penaltyMaintaining a system that risks killing the innocent along with the guilty is itself a crime — and one that underscores the need to do away with capital punishment.
OpinionHarrisburg must reverse its persistent failure to protect children and older adults in Pa. | EditorialAmid the resignation of the child advocate and the incompetence of the Department of Aging, abuse and neglect complaints involving the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians have risen in recent years.
OpinionHarrisburg must reverse its persistent failure to protect children and older adults in Pa. | EditorialAmid the resignation of the child advocate and the incompetence of the Department of Aging, abuse and neglect complaints involving the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians have risen in recent years.
OpinionTrump’s tariffs augur economic disaster | EditorialEveryone but the president seems to understand tariffs are a tax on imports that ultimately increase prices, while retaliatory tariffs will lead to fewer exports for U.S. companies and farmers.
OpinionTrump’s tariffs augur economic disaster | EditorialEveryone but the president seems to understand tariffs are a tax on imports that ultimately increase prices, while retaliatory tariffs will lead to fewer exports for U.S. companies and farmers.
OpinionUrgent steps are needed after the latest example of incompetence in the sheriff’s office | EditorialA state lawmaker has rightfully called for an "overhaul" to protect Philadelphians from the office’s continued dysfunction.
OpinionUrgent steps are needed after the latest example of incompetence in the sheriff’s office | EditorialA state lawmaker has rightfully called for an "overhaul" to protect Philadelphians from the office’s continued dysfunction.
OpinionTrump addresses Congress as the union tumbles into disarray | EditorialPresidents are supposed to unify and strengthen the nation. But after less than two months in office, Donald Trump has diminished and destabilized the United States.
OpinionTrump addresses Congress as the union tumbles into disarray | EditorialPresidents are supposed to unify and strengthen the nation. But after less than two months in office, Donald Trump has diminished and destabilized the United States.
OpinionAs measles outbreaks grow, no room for anti-vaccine views in public health policyHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must lead on vaccination efforts, not continue to sow doubt about immunization’s proven effectiveness.
OpinionAs measles outbreaks grow, no room for anti-vaccine views in public health policyHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must lead on vaccination efforts, not continue to sow doubt about immunization’s proven effectiveness.
OpinionFinally, Taney Street no more | EditorialSigns for the Philadelphia street previously named after Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, author of the infamous "Dred Scott" decision, are coming down at last.
OpinionFinally, Taney Street no more | EditorialSigns for the Philadelphia street previously named after Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, author of the infamous "Dred Scott" decision, are coming down at last.
