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By Benjamin Franklin
The Founding Father with the most future-minded street cred explains why every American should be afraid of a secret data-mining agency.
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By Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson
A new book by married-couple social scholars Kathryn Edin and Timothy J. Nelson compiles the stories of more than 100 low-income fathers in Philadelphia and Camden—and suggests some intriguing new perspectives.
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By PW Staff
Start the season with some high culture about low-down dirty people. Keep it jumping at dozens of outdoor festivals across the city. Then head to the beach with a book and show some love to our storm-tossed neighbors.
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By PW Staff
It’s Philly Beer Week—and PW is here to guide you through all those suds. Meet the bartenders, check out the brews, hit the town!
Six people died in a building collapse at 21st and Market streets in Philadelphia on June 5, and a week later, Ronald Wagenhoffer, who had inspected the building site in February, committed suicide. “We had six people who died in the building collapse and now we’ve had another person perish because of this particular tragedy,” [...]
When Mike Mullins dropped his kids off at school this morning, they asked him if he was going to be sleeping outside tonight. “I said I wasn’t sure,” he says. Then they asked him if he was going to be hungry. He said yes. But not to worry—he’s got a ton of support. Mullins is part of a [...]
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