Opinion
It’s Time to End Solitary Confinement
This barbaric practice needs to be banned in Pennsylvania – and across the country.
Mark Pinsley
May 11, 2023
Mark Pinsley
Opinion
Traffic Congestion, Noise, and Pollution: The Answer Could Be Right Above Our Heads
Airships are a flying solution over a century old could reinvigorate public transport and spur the development of a new industry in Pennsylvania.
Mark Pinsley
January 30, 2023
Opinion
It’s Time to End Public Funding for Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Pennsylvania
According to the Women’s Law Project of Pennsylvania, these deceptive anti-abortion centers outnumber abortion care facilities 9 to 1.
Mark Pinsley
December 21, 2022
Opinion
Mark Pinsley: It’s Time to Go After White Collar Criminals
The Democratic candidate in PA’s 16th State Senate District says it’s time to crack down on the corporate crime wave in the state, which includes wage theft and environmental contamination.
Mark Pinsley
August 26, 2022
Opinion
Supreme Court Justices Are Not Above the Law
What is the proper choice for Clarence Thomas: recusal or resignation?
Mark Pinsley
May 23, 2022
Could Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse End Up in Court?
August 28, 2025
“I would like to know if the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, the other school districts in Pennsylvania and in Bucks County, might be interested in starting a class action lawsuit against the state for the calculable amount of money that we are losing as a school district ‘cause it’s going to blow up everybody’s budget,” Centennial School District Board Member Michael Hartline.
OPINION: Trump’s Troop Deployments in Cities Across the US Are Dress Rehearsals for Nullifying Your Vote
August 27, 2025
“This is about the president of the United States and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections,” said Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
‘Victory for Pennsylvania Voters and Our Democracy’: Court Rules State Must Stop Throwing out Mail Ballots Over Date Errors
August 26, 2025
“Discarding thousands of ballots every election is not a reasonable trade-off in view of the date requirement’s extremely limited and unlikely capacity to detect and deter fraud,” the appeals court panel wrote.
5 Takeaways From DC’s Organized Resistance to Trump’s Military Occupation
August 26, 2025
The city is resisting an occupied force in creative, raucous, and even joyful ways. The rest of the nation should take note.
Pennsylvania Needs an Independent Redistricting Commission to Ensure Fair Representation
August 25, 2025
Partisan gerrymandering is an anathema to our democracy.
