By Dwight Evans Recently, we witnessed a victory ruling on the most important Supreme Court abortion case in decades — a decision that overturned a Texas law that had forced over half of the state’s health care clinics to close and threatened to open the door for dangerous restrictions around the nation. Fortunately, our progressive […]

By Dwight Evans For many of us, a trip to the grocery store is an errand taken for granted, but for some Americans in urban areas, access to fresh groceries is a nearly impossible luxury. It only takes one local grocery store to feed thousands of families and build a stronger community, and it only […]

By Dwight Evans Every Fourth of July weekend, my favorite pastime is kicking back with family, friends, and neighbors while we throw some BBQ on a grill and enjoy the weather. For over 240 years, Americans have fought for our freedoms — and while this weekend is obviously more than about BBQ picnics, it gives […]

By Dwight Evans   I grew up in a working-class family in a working-class neighborhood of Philadelphia. When I was a kid, it seemed like everyone in the neighborhood had jobs. My pop had a job with a moving and storage company, and my mom worked as a secretary and a waitress. In my family, […]

By Dwight Evans     Seven minutes. That’s how long it took a Daily News reporter to purchase an AR-15 assault rifle in Philadelphia, showing just how easy it is for one to get a weapon designed for the purpose of killing people. As one commenter online put it, “We live in a country where […]