Fear of a Biracial President

Amidst last week’s rally of 14,000 people featuring Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, there was something missing: Any mention of race from the Dems’ presidential ticket

By Malcolm Burnley
Guest Commentary

What Kamala Harris can Learn from FDR’s 1936 Philly Speech

A former communications director to the late Sen. Harris Wofford on how voters’ key economic concerns ultimately come back to democracy

By David M. Stone

How to Become POTUS Through College Education

The four candidates running for president and vice president have differing education stories. That, a longtime university president notes, is a fact of American life that they must all work to uphold

By Elaine Maimon
Guest Commentary

Why Walz Helps Harris Win PA — and Beyond

A Pennsylvania history professor on how the Minnesota coach-turned-governor could be the key to making America nice again

By John Hinshaw

“Baruch Shapiro” Was Funny … ’Til It Wasn’t

Progressives targeted Josh Shapiro in the VP sweepstakes. What does that mean for PA … and the country?

By Larry Platt

Is Josh Shapiro Brat Enough for Kamala Harris?

Trump’s true legacy has been to retire conventional wisdom and turn politics into pop culture spectacle. Does our Governor help Harris answer in kind?

By Larry Platt

Josh Shapiro for VP?

The first-term governor is expected to be on the shortlist for Vice Presidential candidate on a Kamala Harris ticket. Here’s what that might mean

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
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Ali Velshi on Kamala Harris’ Visit to Planned Parenthood

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member finds the vice president's visit to an abortion clinic historic — not just for the White House, but for the Democratic Party

By Ali Velshi
Guest Commentary

We Must Talk About Abortion

On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a local Democratic Congresswoman warns of what’s at stake in 2024: Pennsylvanians’ rights

By Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
Guest Commentary

What if Nikki Haley is Right?

The former Temple Law School Dean and longtime political advisor on what the Republican presidential candidate’s critique of Kamala Harris really means, and what Democrats can do about it

By Carl Singley