http://dir.salon.com/topics/philadelphia/?source=rss&aim=philadelphia en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/01/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/01/quote/index.html?source=rss Rape of a prostitute is a "theft of services"? Think again, says the chancellor of the Philadelphia bar. By Bruce Buschel Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/13/phillies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/13/phillies/index.html?source=rss After 9,999 defeats, baseball's Philadelphia Phillies boast the worst sports record since the Christians played the lions. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/31/drdog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/31/drdog/index.html?source=rss Pastoral psychedelia courtesy of an up-and-coming Philadelphia band. Catherine Price Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/08/maternity_money_loser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/08/maternity_money_loser/index.html?source=rss Over the past 10 years, 11 of Philadelphia's 19 obstetrics units have closed their doors. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/03/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/08/03/thursday/index.html?source=rss At 49, Warren Moon is about to become the first black QB in the NFL Hall of Fame. How can someone so young carry that label? Plus: Terrell Owens, Billie Jean King. By Neil Gordon Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/08/14/einhorn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/08/14/einhorn/index.html?source=rss After two decades on the run from charges in a horrific murder, the counterculture icon is home and headed for trial. But in France, he's still a human rights hero. By Sara Kelly Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/03/hubbard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/03/hubbard/index.html?source=rss At the Scientologists' birthday bash for the late L. Ron Hubbard, it all comes down to the e-meter. By Sara Kelly Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/08/27/convention/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/08/27/convention/index.html?source=rss At the 131st Congress of Correction, the incarceration industry puts on a bizarre show. From execution jokes to soap -- without a rope -- it's a great place for networking. By Burt Wolf Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/wolf/2000/08/31/philly/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/wolf/2000/08/31/philly/index.html?source=rss In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell is a symbol of both America's ideals and its failings. By Jesse Walker Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/14/police/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/14/police/index.html?source=rss The militarization of police strategies on display this convention season has cops fighting demonstrators, not crime. By Anthony York Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/08/ruckus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/08/ruckus/index.html?source=rss Are the Philadelphia police using high bail to keep an activist leader away from the Democratic Convention? By Anthony York Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/04/protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/04/protest/index.html?source=rss Philly police face ugly allegations after hundreds of protesters are detained for more than two days. By Anthony York Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/03/protests/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/03/protests/index.html?source=rss One reporter, 200 police cars, a trapped Gummi Bear and finally: A protester! By Arianna Huffington Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/02/shadow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/02/shadow/index.html?source=rss The notoriously poor town of Camden, N.J. -- ironically the site of the GOP fete -- is living proof of everything our politicians are ignoring. By Anthony York Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/02/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/08/02/bush/index.html?source=rss The nominee arrives in Philly and stays on message, saying nothing. Why make news when you're ahead in the polls? By Anthony York Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/31/rotten/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/31/rotten/index.html?source=rss The toxic combination of Johnny Rotten, Newt Gingrich and a mile-long hoagie causes plenty of hurt feelings, but protests stay in check. By Karen Abbott Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/07/31/honkala/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/07/31/honkala/index.html?source=rss With a backyard full of Republicans, Philadelphia poverty activist Cheri Honkala prepares for the fight of her life. By Daryl Lindsey Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/31/protest_photos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/31/protest_photos/index.html?source=rss Snapshots from the demonstrations at the Republican Convention. By Jake Tapper Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/31/reeves/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/31/reeves/index.html?source=rss An NAACP chapter president <I>and</I> a Bush delegate? Meet Shannon Reeves. By Alicia Montgomery Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/trail/2000/07/31/trail_mix/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/trail/2000/07/31/trail_mix/index.html?source=rss The Republicans start their party as the protesters get ready to rumble. By Adele M. Stan Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/29/merrill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/07/29/merrill/index.html?source=rss Meet the women who are vowing a floor fight in Philadelphia over abortion. By Robert Strauss Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/04/10/mutter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/04/10/mutter/index.html?source=rss The M&uuml;tter Museum reveals medicine as the gruesome and inexact art that it is. By Amy Reiter Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/07/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/03/07/nptues/index.html?source=rss Thais still burning mad over DiCaprio&#039;s movie; Robert Downey Jr. has prison revelation: It&#039;s not a nice place! Bijou Phillips to Howard Stern: All rumors are true! Katie Couric&#039;s inside edition. Plus: Porn star Lolo "58F" Ferrari is called home. By Dennis Drabelle Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/01/11/d_erasmo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/01/11/d_erasmo/index.html?source=rss A charming first novel presents three snapshots of a girl growing up lesbian in &#039;60s and &#039;70s Philadelphia. By Debra Dickerson Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/29/jamal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/29/jamal/index.html?source=rss Justice for the widow of a dead police officer, cut down in the prime of his life, will not be served by executing a framed man, even if he&#039;s guilty.