Voice: Larry Platt

Help Is On The Way

Tired of being embarrassed by City Council? A new PAC is doing something about it.

By Larry Platt

Taking On Tech’s Gender Gap

A hackathon this weekend at First Round Capital shows Philly combating the tech world’s not-so-dirty little secret

By Larry Platt

Ain’t Nothin’ Like A Petition Party…

The first-ever mayoral petition pitch party will combine ballot signatures and beer, thanks to the Pattison Leader Group

By Larry Platt

Is Richard Vague a Prophet?

In 2014, the Center City venture capitalist and philanthropist wrote a book arguing that widespread debt forgiveness is the best cure for what ails the economy. Someone might have been listening.

By Larry Platt
New Blood

A Novel Idea…Someone On City Council Who Has Actually Run Something

Paul Steinke has managed organizations, including the Reading Terminal Market. Can someone with real world experience make a difference in Philadelphia politics?

By Larry Platt
New Blood

Does the City Need a Coach?

In the fourth of an ongoing series, meet East Oak Lane’s Isaiah Thomas: A 30-year-old with a new way of thinking about leadership

By Larry Platt
New Blood

Is Philly ready for a bleeding-heart conservative?

In the third of an ongoing series, meet Terry Tracy: a reformer bent on shaking things up and the rarest of Philadelphia creatures – a Republican.

By Larry Platt

Is This Really What $2.6 Billion Buys?

The Philadelphia School District Budget Should Be Big Enough To Educate Our Kids. Here’s Why It Isn’t

By Larry Platt
New Blood

A Former Janitor Turned Policy Wonk Talks Solutions

A desperately needed new generation is stepping up to change Philly by changing City Council. In the second of an ongoing series, meet at-large candidate George Matysik

By Larry Platt
Ideas We Should Steal

Zero-Based Budgeting

Josh Shapiro has reimagined how suburban public dollars are spent—and reinvented government in the process.

By Larry Platt