Archive for September 2015
John Boehner, Pope Francis, and the GOP
Solomon Jones writes that Pope Francis’s words to a joint session of Congress may have helped to cement John Boehner’s decision to resign.
Read More Top 5 Live-Wednesday September 23
Top 5 Live-WURD Wednesday September 23 1. Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country Pope Francis arrived yesterday on his first visit to the United States, bringing his “church of the poor” to the world’s wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to his heart: immigration, social injustice and economic inequality.…
Read More Pope Francis visit: Poor Philly families left out
I find it ironic that as Pope Francis comes to join us for the World Meeting of Families, the families that are most in need of a blessing will be on the outside looking in.Those families are the ones who comprise Philadelphia’s stunning 26 percent poverty rate, and they are accustomed to being outsiders. They live…
Read More Ahmed Mohamed: Muslim is the new black
I was angry when I read the story of 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, an Irving Tx., teen who was arrested at school after police said a clock he built resembled a hoax bomb. My anger didn’t spring from the fact that this boy is Muslim. I do not, after all share his faith. I wasn’t angry…
Read More School is in session. Futures are at stake.
PUBLIC SCHOOL is in session in Philadelphia, and the hopes of a generation will hang in the balance. It is a generation of children that comes from the Philadelphia we don’t talk about. For them, the papal visit won’t matter, because it won’t change the fact that many of them live in poverty. Nor will it…
Read More Top 5 Live-Tuesday September 8
Top 5 Live-WURD Tuesday September 8 1. Mother’s 911 call: My sons are trying to kill me Two Atlanta-area brothers are behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after police said they attempted to kill their own parents over the weekend. Yvonne Ervin called 911 Saturday morning and reported that she and husband Zachary were…
Read More Don’t blame Black Lives Matter
Daron Goforth, a Houston-area sheriff’s deputy, was killed when Shannon Miles allegedly approached from behind and pumped 15 bullets into his body. I am appalled by the crime. If, as the video evidence seems to show, Miles took this officer’s life, Miles should face justice through our legal system. I have seen the speculation that Miles…
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