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Students: School Reform Commission Member Told Us ‘You Belong in Jail’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq7jL0E8d-U Philadelphia School Reform Commission member Sylvia Simms lashed out at student protesters at a movie screening last night. As seen in the above video […]

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Anti-Abortion Group to Broadcast Videos of Abortions on Independence Mall

Images of bloody, dead fetuses will be projected on a 10 foot by 12 foot screen at Independence Mall on Friday, as part of an […]

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11 Arrested at Downtown McDonald’s Protest

Demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage for the workers at the fast food restaurant, protesters blocked traffic outside the McDonald’s at Broad and Arch in Center […]

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“Wannabe” Anarchists Taunt Police in West Philly

A pack of what some are calling “trust fund anarchists” crashed a peaceful Ferguson rally in Clark Park Saturday evening, then tried (and failed) to goad […]

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Ferguson Protest: Tourists Pose With “Dead” Teen at LOVE Park

On Saturday afternoon, Juilliard theater student Lee Edward Colston and Carver High School of Engineering and Science graduate Keith Wallace, among others, staged a silent […]

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Philly Fast Food Workers Rally for Higher Wages

Except for the Dunkin Donuts in The Gallery — the greatest Dunkin Donuts in all of Philadelphia — fast food service is notoriously awful. But the […]

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Chris Christie Spars with Audience at Town Hall-Style Meeting

You’re not going to believe this, but Chris Christie argued with audience members at a town hall-style meeting in Middlesex County last night. The Inquirer’s […]

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PHOTOS: The LOVE Park Trayvon Martin Rally

On Sunday, Philadelphians gathered throughout the course of the day at LOVE Park to voice their anger about the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. […]

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First Lady Michelle Obama Has the Right to Defend Herself

There was a considerable amount of copy last week devoted to the story of First Lady Michelle Obama and the Heckler. Ellen Sturtz, the heckler, […]

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Pro-Life Activist, Old Enough to Be Your Grandmother, Attacked Outside Planned Parenthood

NBC Philadelphia reports: “Rae Stabosz, of Newark, who is pro-life, prays every week outside the Planned Parenthood. She was in the middle of a prayer […]

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Revolution Stalled: Mubarak Guilty Verdict Overturned

If Tahrir Square isn’t humming already, it will be soon. Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, sentenced to life in prison last June for authorizing the […]

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LGBT Activists Storm Voter Summit

Members of GetEQUAL stormed the Value Voter Summit in Washington D.C. this weekend where vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, Former PA Senator RIck Santorum, Michele Bachman and Mike Huckabee spoke against LGBT rights.

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PYT Introduces Chick-Phil-Gay Sandwich

And the era of the Protest Sandwich has finally arrived. In case you’re wondering where you’re going to get a Chick-fil-A sandwich when you’re supposed […]

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, August 3 The Phreak ‘N Queer Festival continues through Sunday. Click here for a full list of events. Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Art After […]

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TODAY: A Big Gay Chick-Fil-A Kiss-In

Gay rights protestors are staging a same-sex kiss-in today at Chick-fil-A locations around the country. In Philly, the organizers of the Philly Dyke March will be at the Chick-fil-A on Columbus Avenue.