Signs were confiscated, protesters were led out by police and both charter school applicants and opponents made last minute appeals on Wednesday evening. At the peak of the testimony, about 150 people filled the auditorium during a special meeting of the commission to announce the decision at the headquarters of the School District of Philadelphia.

Climate change is scary. 2014 was the hottest year on record. Scientific predictions of climate change impacts are being realized as we encounter more extreme storms, rising sea levels and devastating droughts.

A group of state senators have been working hard to make Pennsylvania the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana.

Jim Kenney is a former City Councilman.

Oil will be an integral part of the United States economy for decades to come.  In 2013, US oil consumption increased by 400,000 barrels per day and the trend in 2014 followed suit.

After six years of offering no substantial policy alternative to President Obama and his administration, the new Republican Congress has seemingly found its silver bullet: the passage of the Keystone XL pipeline by both houses. The pipeline will travel from the oil fields of Alberta to Nebraska, traversing about 1,100 miles with most of it being built in the United States.

The Fox family has donated over $33 million since 1999. 

US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has been named the 2015 Commencement Speaker.

Charles Darwin was hesitant, and rightly so. The implications of his crowning achievement, “On the Origin of Species,” would reach far and wide, setting off an upheaval in our conception of the natural world and our place within it.

Penn students might be quick to support a recent Republican proposal in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: more liquor stores and cheaper alcohol.

On Presidents' Day, a look back at Penn President Harold Stassen, who wanted to be president of something a little bigger.

Philadelphia has not hosted a Democratic National Convention since 1948

This is the first time that the unofficial holiday — celebrated on Feb. 12 — has passed since same-sex marriage was legalized in Pennsylvania.

At “Philly After Ferguson,” members of the community addressed activist leaders and members of the police force with questions and concerns regarding relations between policemen and Philadelphia residents.

Matt Wolfe is the Republican Leader of the ward that encompasses a large portion of Penn’s campus.

Governor Dean — who was Governor from 1991 until 2003 and later the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009 —spoke in Bodek Lounge Tuesday evening, at an event hosted by Penn Dems.

Philadelphia hasn’t had a Republican mayor since the early 1950s, but some of Philly politicians' stances on issues break the liberal party norms.