Things to Do This Week For America’s 250th
Your curated list of the best semiquincentennial events, exhibits, and activities happening in and around Philly
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By Lauren McCutcheon Clean Air is Patriotic
A future pulmonologist sees the confluence of the country’s 250th and extreme heat wave in Philadelphia as a sign we need to reverse course on climate change
By Eric Balaban Saddlehill Winery’s The Scribe, The Sword, and the Shield
A Voorhees vineyard’s short documentary traces its land’s connections to the Revolutionary War and to the man whose hand engrossed the official Declaration of Independence
By Christina Griffith Who Can Carry a Gun in Philly?
Gun license revocations more than doubled over the past five years. Now the Justice Department is investigating
By Mensah M. Dean To Celebrate America 250 on July 4, Be like Hungary on November 3
Philly’s done right by democracy’s history past this year, but its future will be written by engaged citizens between now and Election Day … and after, too
By David M. Stone “You Don’t Recycle Your Way Out of a Wildfire”
How a path of collective bargaining and self-determination can save us from an AI apocalypse, according to technology activist and author Cory Doctorow
By Malcolm Burnley Philly Kids Deserve Private Education
A State Senator from Northeast Philly argues Pennsylvania should fund scholarships to independent and faith-based schools
By Joe Picozzi Natasha Agarwal
Five years after collecting her first donations, Penn student Natasha Agarwal is celebrating 250,000 books distributed to young readers.
By Diemmy Dang Ali Velshi on Protecting the Integrity of the Midterms
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by Angelo Carusone of Media Matters and MS NOW legal analyst Melissa Murray to talk about the threats to the midterm elections
By Ali Velshi