Voice: Larry Platt

On our Festival eve, bestselling author Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. and Tony-winning playwright and singer/songwriter Stew will disturb some peace by sharing lessons in song and prose from the moral vision of James Baldwin

In a special Citizen Zoom series, former mayoral candidate Sam Katz, State Rep. Jared Solomon and City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez weigh in on how we got here and how we move forward

Democrats’ gigantic Build Back Better bill contains a government bailout for local journalism. Why does no one see a problem with that?

We champion athletes speaking out on social issues. What to do when they turn out to be not so bright?

Progressives got shellacked. Will Philly Dems double-down on democratic socialism—or finally embrace being a governing party?

While Democrats tear down statues of Thomas Jefferson and deride parents’ involvement in schools, can Josh Shapiro’s campaign for governor point the way forward for his often bumbling party?

Does a rape in front of silent witnesses on the El signify that, amid rampant disorder, citizens have given up on that which keeps us all together: citizenship itself?

For first-year IBX CEO Greg Deavens, diverse hires and tackling health equity is smart business.

The fight in South Philly is a proxy for the divide that threatens to engulf all of us. Why can’t two opposing sets of facts be true at the same time?

Along with Drexel’s Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, we’re kicking off a speakers series that features a host of bold-face names exploring the intersection of private real estate development and the public good.