Don’t count out leaders with dyslexia
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom has been repeatedly mocked for being dyslexic by the president. These are cheap shots, but they are also something more troubling: an entrenched and damaging assumption…
Unlike Boston and NJ Transit, SEPTA won’t gouge World Cup fans | Shackamaxon
Listen to article • 0:00 minThis week’s Shackamaxon looks at the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s apartment buying spree and SEPTA’s efforts to shrink its structural deficit.PHA plays the marketPhiladelphia used to…
Mamdani wants private donors to help foot bill for pricey child care expansion
Mayor Mamdani is appealing to philanthropists to raise $20 million to support his free child care agenda as he sets to deliver on a campaign promise that is popular but…
Homeland Security worker and another woman are killed in a series of Atlanta-area attacks
By SARAH BRUMFIELD and R.J. RICO ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has been charged in a string of attacks over a matter of hours that left two women dead…
Make AI pay for the jobs it takes from people
Many are concerned about the potential threat that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the economic security of current and future workers. In “MegaThreats” economist Nouriel Roubini writes: “The possibility is…
In this year of milestones for Pennsylvania, let’s forge another first: a statewide law promoting a local news revival
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe residents of Pittsburgh are appropriately focused on what to do about the announced closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — but the real story is…
Philly’s Clean and Green office wants ‘vast network’ of surveillance cameras to catch dumpers
Listen to article • 0:00 minMayor Cherelle L. Parker is asking for $190 million for the Philadelphia Office of Clean and Green Initiatives to pay for higher sanitation labor costs,…
17 Duchamp pieces are gone from view at the PMA. Where did they go?
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe Philadelphia Museum of Art’s major gallery devoted to Marcel Duchamp has always been a source of shock. Nestled at the end of the museum’s…
Capitalism must be inclusive to be fair
Too many Americans are being left behind. That may sound like a dramatic statement, but the evidence is everywhere. Housing, food, utility, health care, and education costs are climbing to…
Hershey says it will shift back to classic recipe for all Reese’s products after criticism
Listen to article • 0:00 minHershey said Wednesday that it will use classic recipes for all Reese’s products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese’s…