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