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Stoking our primal instincts with fall flames

Fire Pit Fun by Anna Herman A few years back I read a book called “Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human,” which posits that learning to use fire was the essential factor in the evolution of mankind. Sitting around a fire does indeed feel like a quintessentially human experience—satisfying the primal desires for warmth

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Who is behind the polls? Scientists

Fact Check by Heather Shayne Blakeslee As we approach an historic American election that is high on drama and high on anxiety, many of us have become addicted to watching the polls and devouring the accompanying analysis. Nate Silver’s servers at FiveThirtyEight have been working overtime for months, as have our nervous systems and bartenders. 

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We must come together and create solutions at scale

Illustration by Bart Browne The Case for a Moral Economy by Lina Blount When we face the overwhelming issues of economic inequality and injustice, oftentimes the available solutions seem either exclusively consumer-based or incredibly small scale. We buy local food and fair trade coffee. We join a local co-op with no vision for how to

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Cilantro and lime add kick to cabbage

Crunchy Leaves for Fall by Peggy Paul Casella Not only is cabbage one of the most ancient vegetables available today, it’s also one of the most hardy and versatile. When temperatures plunge in late fall and the first frost wilts most other vegetables and leafy greens (like its cousin kale), this brassica only improves in

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Katie McGinty for U.S. Senate

The Senate, the Supreme Court and the soul of Pennsylvania are at stake by Grid Editorial Board America is suffering through an unprecedentedly debased presidential election, and many voters have vowed to stay home. While that is an understandable response, it is a dangerous proposition for progressive voters who live in Pennsylvania.  As many commentators

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Sriracha and Old Bay seasoning liven up a fall favorite

Spicy Sprouts by Peggy Paul Casella For a short window of time, from September through December, you can find knobby Brussels sprout stalks at farmers markets and some grocery stores across our region. These mini brassicas are one of the healthiest vegetables around, with more vitamin C per serving than oranges and lots of vitamins

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Refugees in Pennsylvania shouldn’t suffer more abuse when they seek political asylum

Illustration by Jameela Wahlgren End Family Incarceration by Erika Almiron When I was taken into custody at Berks County Residential Center in Leesport, Pennsylvania—for hugging women who had been unlawfully detained there for months with their children—I couldn’t believe it.  As the executive director of Juntos, a community-led, Latino immigrant organization fighting for our human

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