Voice: Malcolm Burnley
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Keep the Opioids; Lose the Risk
A Temple researcher’s work is on track to radically change pain management and the opioid crisis forever
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No Benefits Left Behind
When Benefits Data Trust closed earlier this year, some experts foresaw a calamitous impact on public benefits access. Now nonprofits are stepping up to stop that from happening
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of … Less Work?
A 32-hour workweek could become a calling card for Philly, boost the economy, and improve mental health, says the founder of 4 Day Philly
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A Fitting Rebuke to Rizzo?
A monument to civil rights icon Sadie Alexander, planned for where Mayor Frank Rizzo’s used to stand, would be only the third statue of a real-life Black Philadelphian on public view
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The Folly of Free Parking
What Philly can learn and gain (affordable housing!) from doing the unthinkable: Making our parking spots more expensive.
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Are Black Men Really the Problem?
Or might it just be that the Democratic Party has taken one of its most loyal voting blocs for granted?
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Is This The Greatest U.S. Economy Ever?
And if so, why don’t more Americans feel it? Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi, a Malvern resident, on which presidential candidate bodes better for our financial future
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Closing the Deal
The Harris and Trump campaigns are panicking about their Pennsylvania messaging. What would local political strategists do to capture Philadelphia voters who are critical to a win?
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Five Reasons the State House Election Matters to Philly
Politicians from our area hold vital leadership roles in the state house, which is a boon to Philadelphia. That could all change in November
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Medical Malpractice Reform … Again
Twenty years ago, the Commonwealth dug itself out of a crisis that put new mothers at risk of illness or death. Signs of trouble are back in Pennsylvania, which could look to California and other states for a solution
By Malcolm Burnley