Voice: Larry Platt

What Our Best Candidates Had in Common This Election Season
They were all outsiders, third partiers, or even surrogates like Mark Cuban. Are establishment candidates so paralyzed by fear they’ve become mannequins?
By Larry Platt
Harold Washington’s Promise
Join former Mayors Nutter and Atlanta’s Kasim Reed with New Yorker writer, scholar and activist Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor for the screening of a story that speaks to the future of cities — and that inspired a young Barack Obama
By Larry Platt
Jewish Stereotyping Comes to … Hymie’s?
While some talk of boycotting the Main Line Jewish deli that is the setting of a new Trump ad, the real question ought to be: Does the commercial perpetuate cringeworthy Jewish caricature?
By Larry Platt
The Honey Bash for Aneurysm Research Gala
Something went haywire in my brain, but I was one of the lucky ones. Join me for a celebration of those on the frontlines of research into the obscure killer that almost took me out — including the LeBron James of aneurysm fixes at Penn
By Larry Platt
Mr. Bashaw Goes to Washington?
In this week’s New Jersey U.S. Senate race debate, did the Republican candidate — pro-choice, pro growth, gay hotelier Curtis Bashaw — offer a glimpse of what a return to reasonableness might look like, post-Trumpism?
By Larry Platt
VP Remorse?
Tim Walz’s subpar debate performance should have Democratic insiders looking at Harrisburg and wondering what could have been had Gov. Shapiro been on that stage
By Larry Platt
How’s Cherelle Parker Doing?
Nine months in, and with the Sixers arena behind her, the new mayor has shown stellar public-facing skills. But how is she on implementation and transparency?
By Larry Platt
What We’re Missing About Growing Jobs …
There’s one major metro region in the nation without a strategic plan for inclusive growth. Guess what that is? And is that about to change?
By Larry Platt
Kamala and the Return of Decency
Beyond the horserace and political implications of this week’s presidential debate, Harris’ unmasking of Trump’s craven indecency may just be the thing that history remembers
By Larry Platt
How to Really End the Reign of Johnny Doc
Labor leader and convicted felon John Dougherty has been sentenced to prison, but the corrupt culture he dominated still lives, abetted by a judge’s soft sentences, an ethically blind Councilmember, and a shrugging citizenry.
By Larry Platt