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Natalie Pennisi

Democrats, Revisited: The Rust Belt, the Working Class, and John Fetterman

Natalie Pennisi May 22, 2022

Why has the predominantly rural, mid-Atlantic state of Pennsylvania recently captured the attention of the Democratic Party establishment and become one of the harshest battleground states? And why has a 6’8” former linebacker become one of…
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Safe Injection and Legal Strife: Another Philadelphia Story

Natalie Pennisi Nov 5, 2021

Americans everywhere are divided about the establishment of safe injection sites in their neighbourhoods. However, this has devolved into a far more polarizing debate in Philadelphia.
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Progress, Not Perfection: Hollywood’s History of Diverse Casting & In the Heights

Natalie Pennisi Jul 23, 2021

By analyzing films that share the same ambitions as In the Heights, such as the 1961 adaptation of West Side Story and Crazy Rich Asians, movie-goers and critics alike can appreciate just how much Miranda’s movie has done for representation…
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