Topic: Ideas We Should Steal

Problem solvers from around the country shared ideas for (re)building a more perfect union at The Citizen’s 7th annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival

How about a workplace where you share the wealth with your co-workers — including your boss? Pittsburgh, Boston and other cities are helping local businesses become employee-owned, with benefits for all

Vialytics is user-friendly software that quickly identifies and maps potholes, sinkholes and other roadway problems. Could the app fix Philly streets — or would our City simply run a pilot and then throw it away?

Devin Cotten, the innovator behind a Cleveland jobs guarantee pilot that will pay $50,000 per year, will talk about how it works at our annual event on November 15

Wondering what the actor has been up to lately? Find out about her political activism at The Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival on November 15

Will PA join 43 other states that start processing mail-in ballots before Election Day in time to avoid uncertainty over the 2024 Presidential election?

Twenty years ago, the Commonwealth dug itself out of a crisis that put new mothers at risk of illness or death. Signs of trouble are back in Pennsylvania, which could look to California and other states for a solution

New York City, Seattle and Sydney are doubling down on public transportation amid the ongoing work-from-home trend. Why this counterintuitive move is an idea Philly should steal

Local social justice advocates and a University City state rep want to follow Michigan’s lead and register people convicted of felonies upon release from incarceration. Such legislation could swing elections.

Why Philly should adopt other cities’ policies to help with our harried schedules — some very good time management ideas we should steal