Gridlock Sam’s transportation list for Mamdani’s first 100 days
Zohran Mamdani has an opportunity within his first 100 days to transform the streets of New York City and send a very strong message: “streets are for people.” Below, I…
Don’t laugh: A humanities degree is a smart investment
As parents enter this fall’s college application season, they’ve likely been warning their children incessantly that a degree in art history or philosophy won’t pay the bills. “Study something practical,”…
Mamdani’s climate justice makes NYC unaffordable
Zohran Mamdani, the socialist assemblyman from Queens, has won the election to become New York’s next mayor. But on his home turf, many residents are wary of the policies he…
A surgeon father and an artist son discover a common love: robots
Jake Weinstein and his dad, Gregory Weinstein, both spend a lot of time thinking about robots. Jake, an art student, has been drawing robots since he was young, inspired after…
Treat our holiday workers with respect
For most people, the holiday season is about family, celebration, and joy. But for the people who make that joy possible, the cashiers, stockers, warehouse pickers, drivers, and food workers…
Where to see the most magical holiday light shows around Philly this season
Philadelphia nearly experienced its own nightmare before Christmas this year, with the closure of the Center City Macy’s and the iconic, beloved holiday light show. Capitalism can’t stop Christmas traditions,…
NYC judge: OpenAI must turn over communication with lawyers about deleted databases
A federal judge ruled that OpenAI needs to turn over all its internal communications with lawyers about why it deleted two massive troves of pirated books from a notorious “shadow…
SEPTA won $43 million for diesel-electric hybrid buses from theTrump administration
Since taking office for his second term, President Donald Trump has moved to cancel tax incentives and spending for clean-energy technology and prioritized expanded production of oil and natural gas.…
Penn is testing beanies for NICU babies that block harmful noise and play parents’ messages
When Pamela Collins was pregnant, she would talk and sing to her son through her belly, telling him he was loved. He was the “miracle” she had been waiting for,…
Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK’s granddaughter, reveals she has a year to live
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of John F. Kennedy Jr., revealed on Saturday she’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer and that doctors believe she only has a year left to live.…