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Fetterman Bemoans Insurgent ‘Dirtbag Left’ in Dem Party
J.D. Prose, PennLive
PA Bill Would Make Data Centers Pay Seniors' Property Taxes
Mark Walters, Goerie
Skill Games Should be Regulated and Taxed in Pennsylvania
Ron Ruman, YDR
Pennsylvania Opts Out of Trump's 250th State Fair
Mike D'Onofrio, Axios
Could Carebots Help Solve PA’s Caregiver Crisis?
Kiley Koscinski, 90.5 WESA
PA Senate Approves Tax Cuts, Targets Data Centers
AJ Sisson, WGAL
Measles Detected in Two More Counties
Aubrey Whelan, Inquirer
Peco Workers Plan Strike for July 4th
Ariana Perez-Castells, Inquirer
Judge Blocks Cumberland GOP Chair’s ‘Loyalty Oath’
Charles Thompson, Pennlive

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event
Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford
Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election
Clark, P. F. , Sagepub
New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election
Phan et al., UCLA
PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student
E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

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May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

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Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
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Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.

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America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns
Claudia Dimuro, PennLive
The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia
Michael Graham, DV Journal
Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?
John Prideaux, The Economist
Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win
Greg Sargent, The New Republic

Fetterman Bemoans Insurgent ‘Dirtbag Left’ in Dem Party

J.D. Prose, PennLive

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman is lamenting the surging “dirtbag left” that is winning over party voters, at least in a few New... Read More

PA Bill Would Make Data Centers Pay Seniors' Property Taxes

Mark Walters, Goerie

Older residents living near data centers in Pennsylvania would get a break on their property taxes under a legislative proposal that would... Read More

Skill Games Should be Regulated and Taxed in Pennsylvania

Ron Ruman, YDR

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled “skill games,” proliferating for a decade in convenience stores and social clubs, are... Read More

Pennsylvania Opts Out of Trump's 250th State Fair

Mike D'Onofrio, Axios

Pennsylvania is skipping the Trump-backed 250th anniversary celebration on the National Mall. Read More

Could Carebots Help Solve PA’s Caregiver Crisis?

Kiley Koscinski, 90.5 WESA

Part five of 90.5 WESA's Designing Dignity series explores how and if robots are able to step into caregiving roles to alleviate workforce... Read More

PA Senate Approves Tax Cuts, Targets Data Centers

AJ Sisson, WGAL

Pennsylvania senators approved a bill to cut taxes on electric bills and school supplies, but Democrats warn it could blow a hole in the... Read More

Measles Detected in Two More Counties

Aubrey Whelan, Inquirer

The state health department is now recommending early measles vaccinations for infants in affected areas in an effort to protect them against... Read More

Peco Workers Plan Strike for July 4th

Ariana Perez-Castells, Inquirer

IBEW local 614 represents roughly 1,500 Peco workers who plan to strike if they can't reach a contract soon. Read More

Judge Blocks Cumberland GOP Chair’s ‘Loyalty Oath’

Charles Thompson, Pennlive

Cumberland County Republican Committee members who refused to sign what they called an unauthorized loyalty oath will be able to vote at... Read More

Research

PA Voters Bridge Divide in Polling® Event

Deliberative Democracy Lab, Stanford

America in One Room: Pennsylvania brings together a representative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters for a statewide Deliberative Poll... Read More

Working Class Voters' Role in the 2024 PA Election

Clark, P. F. , Sagepub

On election day 2024, the headline for CBS News was “Pennsylvania is the top prize among battleground states.” Political experts... Read More

New UCLA Data: Latino Voters in PA Could Sway Election

Phan et al., UCLA

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) released a new data brief on Latino eligible voters in Pennsylvania, marking the... Read More

PA Ed. Funding Reached $22,000 Per Student

E. Aymond, Commonwealth Foundation

Harrisburg, Pa., May 21, 2024 — Pennsylvania per-student spending increased to $21,985 in the 2022–23 school year, according to... Read More

More From Real Clear

RNC Chair Talks Midterms During Philly Visit
Be Skeptical of Any Deal With Iran, Sen. McCormick Says
Voters Voice Concerns Before the PA Primary
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to see more funding for public transportation

USA Energy Affordability Map

Click on a state to learn more energy facts.

> 50% 40-55% 30-40% 20-30% 10-20% AK HI AZ UT CO NE OK MS AL GA NC VA NJ RI DE MD CT MA VT ME NY IA ND WI OH KY IL TN SC IN PA NH WV MI MN OR WA CA NV MT WY NM TX FL LA AR SD MO KS ID

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

Teaching the Declaration Starts at the Archives
Every generation inherits the Declaration of Independence and its promises.
Jefferson and the Declaration
Anytime I teach the Declaration of Independence, I find that the most important question to cover is one that is not actually mentioned in the document itself: slavery.

In the News

Multimedia

America at 250: A Conversation with Peggy Noonan
Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth

Podcasts

More Criminals Using Teens to Move Guns

Claudia Dimuro, PennLive

The Future of America's Shipbuilding Is in Philadelphia

Michael Graham, DV Journal

With the issues of trade and energy policy front and center in American politics, Jeff Vogel joins the Delaware Valley Journal podcast to... Read More

Who’s Winning in Pennsylvania?

John Prideaux, The Economist

Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week our hosts travel to the state most likely to decide the election Read More

Shapiro: Here’s Why Harris Is On Track to Win

Greg Sargent, The New Republic

As polls show a tight race in Pennsylvania, which Trump cannot lose, Governor Josh Shapiro explains why he thinks Kamala Harris is on her way... Read More


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