Editorial

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arrives at the Blair County court house for arraignment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania on December 9, 2024. (For The New York Times)

A woman solemnly holds vigil before a wall where signs about slavery were recently removed at Independence Historic National Park by order of President Trump in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 23, 2026. (For The New York Times)

Students line up for lunch at Morrisville Intermediate School in Morrisville, Pennsylvania on November 13, 2025. The school is just weeks away from shutting down due to the current state budget impasse. (For Education Week)

Community activist Yahné Ndgo leads a crowd of over 500 people marching to protest the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia on October 31, 2020. (For The Washington Post)

A polling place volunteer shows a voter how to cast their ballot in the Democratic primary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 2, 2020. The city has provided masks, gloves, and hand sanitizers to poll workers and voters because of COVID-19, and has also drastically decreased the number of polling places in use to accommodate the majority of voters who are expected to cast their vote by mail. (For Reuters)

About 100 people attend a vigil in solidarity with the Asian American community after increased attacks on the community since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 17, 2021. (For Reuters)

Midwife Asasiya Muhammad (left) hugs two year old Annalulu Ndanu in her office at Inner Circle Midwifery on February 9, 2019. Muhammad is the only Black midwife in Philadelphia, and has delivered Annalulu and her siblings. (For WHYY)

Belén Cruz stands with her children Natalie, 12, and Carlos, 8, outside of their home in York, Pennsylvania on September 18, 2020. Natalie has had trouble logging in to her school's online learning platform, and Carlos has not yet received a laptop from the school. They represent many families who are struggling with at-home learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. (For Reuters)

Jennifer Simpkins says goodnight to her daughter Evelyn Simpkins, 10, at their home in Downingtown, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2021. The shock of the pandemic threw care taking arrangements into disarray, with many families finding themselves back in the same precarious arrangement they had before, with the burden still on mothers. (For The New York Times)

Madison Mills (center) attends a march for reproductive rights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 3, 2022 following the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion. (For The New York Times)

A dancer holds a mask due to COVID-19 at Cheerleaders Gentlemen's Club, which received a PPP loan from the Small Business Administration, in Gloucester City, New Jersey, U.S. on July 17, 2020. (For Reuters)

Lifeguard and swim instructor Tujuanna Jackson teaches children how to float and hold their breath under water at the free “No Child Will Drown In Our Town” program offered by Nile Swim Club in Yeadon, Pennsylvania on June 29, 2022. (For The New York Times)

Adam Page claims victory in the Casino Ladder Match at the AEW Dynamite show in Philadelphia on October 6, 2021. (For The Washington Post)

Sixth-grade students at Mater Dei Catholic School hold up crosses proclaiming the names of deceased servicemen whom are buried in the St. Stanislaus Parish Cemetery on November 11, 2016. (For Digital First Media)

At a dress rehearsal for Archbishop Wood High School's production of Footloose: The Musical, cast members are silhouetted as viewed from backstage on March 5, 2017. (For Digital First Media)

Malcolm Collins (left) points out a “monster” to his family (from left) Titan Invictus, Simone, Octavian George, and Torsten Savage before the family gathers for a portrait in their backyard in Audubon, Pennsylvania on December 28, 2024. The Collins family are big advocates within the pronatalist movement, alongside public figures such as Elon Musk. (For The Washington Post)