Welcome To Cellicon Valley

A week at Penn Medicine offers a glimpse into an innovation revolution that may not only change Philadelphia, but the world

By Ajay Raju

A Man—and Mind—of the People

The Citizen co-founder reflects on what made our late chairman, Jeremy Nowak, a rare gem

By Ajay Raju

Havana on the Schuylkill

Philadelphia continues to export brain power. Can the Amazon bid prompt a new way of thinking to keep it here?

By Ajay Raju

The Eagles Are Philadelphia

The key to the game is the same as the key to our city’s future: Our team’s grit

By Ajay Raju

Talking ‘Bout A Revolution

Mayor Kenney’s dissolving of the SRC is an opportunity to take a page from Silicon Valley and radically rethink education.

By Ajay Raju

False Prophets?

Mark Zuckerberg and other technoplutocrats are calling for a Universal Basic Income as a way to narrow income disparity. Should we buy what they’re selling?

By Ajay Raju

Remembering Bill Coleman

The civil rights icon who worked on Brown v. Board of Education “led a life you would dream about.” He died last month.

By Ajay Raju

From Good, To Evil

To kick off our essay-writing contest, some thoughts on the written word and moral nobility of a futile gesture

By Ajay Raju