Health professionals, patients, and lawmakers savaged private-equity baron Joel Freedman for the proposed closure of Hahnemann University Hospital at a noontime rally in Center City, Philadelphia, today. What looked to be over a thousand supporters and activists turned out, shutting down part of Broad Street and condemning Freedman as a “coward” and a “disgrace” who […]
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Private Equity’s Latest Scheme: Closing Urban Hospitals and Selling Off the Real Estate
Thousands are expected to rally Thursday against the closing of Hahnemann University Hospital, a 171-year-old facility in Center City Philadelphia.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Tree of Life Vigils Assert Unity in the Face of Hate
On Tuesday, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, a nationwide movement of progressive Jews, led a vigil in front of the White House in the wake of the October 27 massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue that left 11 dead. The action, along with similar vigils coordinated across the country, mourned the shooting’s victims while […]
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The Message of the Synagogue Slaughter
Trump has been inviting carnage, and now he has it.
Posted inTAP
Spinning the Pennsylvania House Race
The special election to fill a vacant House seat is Tuesday, and polls show the race in a dead heat. A loss, or even a near-miss would be devastating to Republicans, since Trump carried the longtime GOP seat by about 20 points. A Democratic pickup would portend major Democratic gains November. The district, in greater […]
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How Long Will Gerrymandered GOP Congressional Maps Stand?
Republicans’ loss in a Pennsylvania case may signal a turning point in the redistricting wars.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Q&A: What Cities Can Do About the Gun Epidemic
A conversation with former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
Posted inWorking in America
The Pittsburgh Conundrum
Can you have a model city in a left-behind region?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Redder Pennsylvania
But will the legislature—more Republican than ever—overplay its hand?
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Turning Out the Pro-Choice Vote
A walk with Planned Parenthood in the Philadelphia suburbs