Category Archives: What do you think?

Gentrification in Northern Liberties: A Tale of Two Cities

  In the 1960s, when Philadelphia residents talked about Northern Liberties, a neighborhood in the lower northeast corner of the city, the conversation centered around labor laws, unions, and production lines. The neighborhood, once known as the “Workplace of the World” was the home to a multitude of factories, mills, tanneries and distilleries. The industrial… Read More »

From a Small Town to the Global Pitch

York, a small city located in central Pennsylvania, has a history of racial tension and economic challenges. The residents of this city, in particular, the African American residents are faced with the challenges of finding opportunities to provide for their families amidst dwindling opportunities and increasing crime. For some however, sports have provided a unique… Read More »

Finding the Positives In Prematurity

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in eight babies is born prematurely in the United States. Immediately after these early arrivals are born, new parents are inundated with information about the potential illnesses, the likelihood of survival and the long course of treatment their newborns may face. For some, the stress caused… Read More »

It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s a Super-Injunction

United States’ law defines a Gag Order as “a judge’s order prohibiting the attorneys and the parties to a pending lawsuit or criminal prosecution from talking to the media or the public about the case. The supposed intent is to prevent prejudice due to pre-trial publicity which would influence potential jurors.,   Since 1976, when… Read More »

Verizon Joins the Battle to Modify Net Neutrality in Favor of Cable Moguls

Net Neutrality was again called into question today in a DC Circuit Court. Oral arguments were presented in a case between the FCC and Verizon Inc. after an ongoing battle to either strike down or to uphold the Open Internet Framework. The Open Internet Framework is a set of rules that prevents internet service providers… Read More »