Voice: Ajay Raju

Make America for All Americans Again
Despite the mediocrity of the current presidential campaigns, it’s important to remember the essential truth about America: It’s only great when it includes everyone
By Ajay Raju
Competition, Cronyism, Corruption
Our same old capitalist system is causing new and more worrisome problems—including life or death. It doesn’t have to be that way
By Ajay Raju
Good Manners, Clean Streets
In Japan, being tidy is just considered the right thing to do. Can we be more like that in Philly?
By Ajay Raju
Grow, Philly
The vast amount of vacant land in Philly offers a rare opportunity for the city to be a national leader. Can we become our own bread basket?
By Ajay Raju
Try. Fail. Try Again.
The political consequences of failure keep American cities from engaging in real innovation. Can we change that in Philly?
By Ajay Raju
The New Philadelphia Story
The coming age of Artificial Intelligence offers us a chance at reinvention. Will we be bold enough to take it?
By Ajay Raju
Paying Off Our Debt
The Jewish community is always there for the rest of us. Now it’s time to bring them some chicken soup
By Ajay Raju
What Philly Can Learn From A Leaky Roof
We need more transformational thinking in our public life. It’s already happening when it comes to criminal justice reform
By Ajay Raju
The Next Silicon Valley Will Be…Philly?
If we want to become a major innovation hub, we’d better embrace a concept that translates roughly into “love of place”
By Ajay Raju
The Meritocratic Class Con
The problem isn’t the 1 percent. It’s the top 10 percent. Have we forgotten what got us here?
By Ajay Raju