Wednesday, September 27, 6:00 – 7:30 PM on Zoom Although it’s right in our backyard, how local government works and what it can do for us is often a mystery to many residents. Join local elected officials, policy experts, and democracy protection specialists who can answer all of your questions and lend their advice. We’re
MoreFact 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.
MoreIllustration by Kailey Whitman 1. Go for a walk in the woods It will be prime time this month for the colors to be ablaze in Philadelphia’s many acres of parks and woodlands. See the show up close and breathe in the fall. 2. Register to vote!It’s your last chance to make sure that your
MoreIllustration by Chris Bernhardt A New Era of Civil Disobedience interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee In the book “This is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt is Shaping the Twenty-First Century,” brothers Mark and Paul Engler explore how the strategies and tactics of nonviolent action are actually more effective than armed conflict, and why they are
MoreA Truly Civil War by Heather Shayne Blakeslee In 1849, in the run up to the Civil War, Henry David Thoreau wrote in his essay “Civil Disobedience” that “All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are
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