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Holmesburg Prison's medical experiments are Philadelphia's 'lasting shame'

Crime, Reform & Abolition

Holmesburg Prison’s medical experiments are Philadelphia’s ‘lasting shame’

by Tamar Sarai May 15th, 2023May 16th, 2023

For over 20 years, Dr. Albert Kligman experimented on incarcerated men at Philadelphia’s Holmesburg Prison. Those who profited have yet to redress the harm

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Schools are grappling with pandemic learning loss. How are teachers serving BIPOC student populations faring?

by Natasha Ishak April 10th, 2023May 8th, 2023

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After halting the deportation of a woman in a coma, advocates push for regulating medical deportations

by Maurizio Guerrero March 15th, 2023March 15th, 2023

Crime, Reform & Abolition

A new kind of crime reporting

by Tamar Sarai January 25th, 2023January 24th, 2023

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Race

Philadelphia’s Chinatown unites to fight back against Sixers’ covert arena development

by Rikki Li December 22nd, 2022March 29th, 2023

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Economy & Workers' Rights

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers hope their strike victory can inspire others

by Vanessa Taylor November 16th, 2022November 16th, 2022

Economy & Workers' Rights

Housing activists and UC Townhomes residents fight gentrification in West Philadelphia

by Jared Ware October 7th, 2022October 11th, 2022

What happens to the children who are wards of the state?

Crime, Reform & Abolition

What happens to the children who are wards of the state?

by Tamar Sarai September 21st, 2022January 23rd, 2023

Race

How unsafe housing conditions led to 2 fatal fires in a week

by Roshan Abraham January 26th, 2022January 23rd, 2023

Race

Fake COVID-19 testing sites are scamming vulnerable communities across the country

by Sravya Tadepalli January 14th, 2022January 14th, 2022