AltWeeklies Wire
Mumia blames ‘Broad Street Bullies’ for Adegbile’s rejection in Senatenew
After Debo Adegbile's rejection in the U.S. Senate for a Civil Rights position in the Justice Dept., incarcerated radical Mumia Abu-Jamal took to Prison Radio to let his feelings known on the situation.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
03-13-2014 |
Politics
Tags: Debo Adegbile
Pennsylvania Fight for Voter ID Far From Overnew
Pennsylvania's Voter ID decision is in the hands of a judge. No matter which way he comes down, the fight is set to go on for several years.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
08-07-2013 |
Politics
Tags: Voter ID PA, Voter ID Pennsylvania
Brian Sims' first six months as a state legislatornew
A profile of Pennsylvania's first elected openly-gay state representative, who finds that bridging the political divide is slow work—but he's determined.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
07-18-2013 |
Politics
Tags: PA General Assembly
SCOTUS Ruling May Greenlight PA Police to "Stop & Swab"new
The recent SCOTUS ruling on Constitutionality of seizing citizen DNA without criminal conviction may mean PA police will start to "stop & swab." But state police say the law would expand the backlog.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
06-10-2013 |
Politics
10 Things I Saw, Heard and Learned at the Pa. Leadership Conferencenew
Liberal writer traveled to Camp Hill, PA for the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, a conservative state meetup. Speakers included presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich; Herman Cain; Sen. Pat Toomey; others.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
03-29-2012 |
Politics
2010 Primaries: Low Voter Turnout Reported in Philadelphianew
Live updates on the Pennsylvania Democratic Primary between Arlen Specter and Joe Sestak.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
05-18-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Arlen Specter, Joe Sestak
New Study Gives Pennsylvania Democrats Hopenew
The Pennsylvania GOP may have lost some members, but the numbers game isn’t a tell-all by any means.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
04-26-2010 |
Politics
The Birther Theory: Welcome to the Bizarro Nationnew
A recent survey indicates that nearly 60 percent of registered Republicans openly question whether or not the President of the United States is a natural born citizen. Pennsylvania attorney Phil Berg, a lifelong Democrat, joins them.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
08-24-2009 |
Politics
Stupid Triumphs Again at a Town Hall on Health Care Reformnew
This is what worries me: time and time again, the needs of the stupid and disingenuous are not only treated as valid concerns, but as the greatest concerns.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brendan Skwire |
08-17-2009 |
Politics
No One's Lonelier than a Republican on Election Day in Phillynew
Mike Cibik, the city's Republican 5th Ward leader, doesn't have much to get excited about. The numbers here, and in his ward in particular, make it pretty much impossible for anyone besides a Democrat to get elected.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Alli Katz |
04-28-2008 |
Politics
Inside Philly's Next City Hallnew
We rundown of Michael Nutter's new appointees and their priorities for the city this year.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
02-25-2008 |
Politics
Rudy Guiliani is Hungry for Votesnew
On a recent trip to Philly, the GOP candidate stopped by Geno's Steaks and embraced Joey Vento, the biggest symbol of ignorance, intolerance and immigrant-bashing in the U.S. today. What does that say about his possible presidency?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
10-22-2007 |
Politics
Lefties Keep Pushing for Impeachmentnew
The effort to prod the nation's top Democrats toward impeaching President Bush and Vice President Cheney has become increasingly bitter.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Frank Rubino |
07-23-2007 |
Politics
Reformer Michael Nutter Likely to Be Philly's Next Mayornew
He began the primary election as a long-shot, slowly but methodically became a legitimate mayoral contender, and was declared the Democratic candidate for mayor last week.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
05-21-2007 |
Politics
Can Any of Philly's Mayoral Contenders Curb the Crime Problem?new
At every opportunity the major mayoral candidates say they plan to do something about the violence -- meanwhile, the death toll mounts.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
04-30-2007 |
Politics
