1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (1244+ words) Restorative justice is rooted in an empathetic, comprehensive and more solution-based approach to addressing criminal behavior. Workshop attendees getting to know their fellow workshop members in a "speed dating" format. (Eric Nixon/WHYY News) Late last year, restorative justice organization…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1582+ words) Eight Swarthmore students are facing possible expulsion for distributing protest materials. The materials criticize members of the college's board of managers for ties to Israel and use imagery and rhetoric that the college administration says "threatened, intimidated, and/or promoted…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (1335+ words) Created by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, Reveal is public radio's first one-hour radio show and podcast dedicated to investigative reporting. The organization uses writing, poetry and art to engage with younger voters and get them excited about…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (402+ words) With the slavery exhibit back at Philadelphia's President's House, we spoke with Pulitzer winner Nikole Hannah-Jones on why this fight is about more than erased history. A National Park Service employee restores a panel to the slavery exhibit at the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (281+ words) Social psychologist Keith Payne on political polarization and why it's so hard to bridge the divide. Political polarization is tearing the country apart with partisans viewing the other side in increasing personal terms, as immoral or evil. There have always…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1698+ words) Chief White Eyes toggled between British and American leadership to secure land for the Lenape. When America's founders were walking the cobblestones of Philadelphia in 1776 while forging a new nation, Native Americans were walking beside them. Indigenous people were part…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (297+ words) Those election conspiracists now holding official power range from the attorney general to lawyers filing lawsuits for the Justice Department. President Donald Trump has long'spread conspiracy theories'about voting designed to explain away'his 2020 election loss'to Democrat Joe Biden. Now that he's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1302+ words) Independent landlords argue the measure removes a critical tool for evicting problematic tenants, but housing advocates aren't buying it. City Councilmember Nicolas O'Rourke is pushing for the passage of his Safe Healthy Homes Act. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY News) A quiet…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (972+ words) File - A phone with social media apps (iStock/P. Kijsanayothin) New Jersey lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation to address the youth mental health crisis by strengthening online protections for children. The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology committee approved the three-bill package Thursday…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1276+ words) University leaders say removing the anti-racism research for months was a mistake. Students and researchers say it eroded academic freedom and institutional trust. The University of Delaware in Newark, Del. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The University of Delaware quietly removed years…...