By Nick Millman Using the César Andreu Iglesias Community Garden is how Mara Henao, a Kensington resident, first learned about … More
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How Gentrification Is Tearing Stable School Communities Apart
By Kate Steele Philadelphia is said to be a city of neighborhoods, of brotherly love and sisterly affection. Yet despite … More
Licenses That Amplify
Philadelphia License Department Supports Growth for Corporations at the Expense of Individuals and Local Community By Julie Liebershuck Art by … More
Face Value: How Biometrics Are Making the Leap from Spy Agencies to Corporate Marketing
By A Pet Rock So, the government is watching. It seems like sort of an established fact in America these … More
“Wild, Unprecedented” Reformism: The Case of Larry Krasner
Image caption: protesters march behind a banner that reads “students for police abolition By Tim Horras; Photo by Danielle Corcione … More
Tough as Nails: Tenants Displaced by the Penn Wynn Mass Eviction Move Out — and Onward
Photos and text by Geoff Reed In June, all 239 tenants of the Penn Wynn House apartments in Wynnefield, West … More
Thoughts On Larry Krasner’s Appointment of Ron Castille to His Transition Team for the District Attorney’s Office
When a close friend of mine told me that a family member of his on the outside told him over the phone that Larry Krasner included Ron Castille in his Transition Team, I didn’t believe it.
The Most Powerful Player in Philadelphia
It’s not uncommon for unions to donate to political campaigns, supporting politicians that best represent workers’ issues. This union, however, goes far beyond that.
Highlights and Lowlifes of Corruption in Philly’s History
From a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, a Philadelphia police lieutenant drops a bomb over the MOVE organization’s compound, a two-story home located on 62nd and Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia.
