Anthony Abrams, a psychologist researching drug addiction, was looking for a client on the streets of Kensington when Philadelphia Police Officer Eric Burke pulled up. It was the afternoon of March 8, 2010. He said, What are you doing here?…
News Philly pays out millions to alleged police brutality victims Critics say the city lacks meaningful oversight of police misconduct and, instead of trying to prevent it, treats payments due to the behavior like a cost of doing business. email…
Follow on Twitter @DanielDenvir A Pennsylvania National Guard advertisement affixed to SEPTA student transpasses is drawing criticism from parents. “We are very concerned about whether there’s a policy around advertising to young people and about the issue of military recruitment…
Follow on Twitter @DanielDenvir I greatly admire Philadelphia Daily News editorial writer Sandy Shea, read her pieces every weekday morning, and generally agree with them. But I believe Shea is profoundly wrong in her defense of the William Penn Foundation’s…
Follow on Twitter @DanielDenvir Advocacy groups will file a complaint with the Philadelphia Board of Ethics Wednesday charging the Boston Consulting Group with violating city code by failing to register as a lobbyist while proposing that the School District close…
OUT OF ALL of Opal Gibsons problems, losing $205 per month the General Assistance payments she had received from the state until this August is not the biggest. Gibson, 59, lost her job drawing blood at Einstein Hospital…
Follow on Twitter @DanielDenvir It’s now a family affair at The Inquirer and Daily News. The daughter of famous/notorious South Jersey Democratic political boss and newly minted owner of both papers George Norcross is listed on the masthead as a…
Follow on Twitter @DanielDenvir Philadelphia has become the epicenter of conservative hysteria over bad things Democrats (who happen to be black) allegedly do to win elections: voter fraud! Voter intimidation! An Obama mural at one precinct (a Northeast Philly public…
Registered Philly voters required to cast provisional ballots in large numbers Registered Philly voters not showing up on rolls. Provisional ballots are not counted until up to seven days after the election. 4 comments email Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Registered…
Follow on Twitter @DanielDenvir Progressive and civil rights groups have charged poll watchers associated with the Pittsburgh Tea Party and Pennsylvania Republican Party with targeting heavily black precincts–charges which both groups have denied. Here is the entire list of allegedly…
