Voice: Emma Copley Eisenberg

In Toronto, every new building has to have one.

His Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement helps city kids find their voice—and wins international spoken word slams

A Detroit program offers writers a (free) home of their own to bring new creative life to a dying city

In Australia, eligible residents are required by law to vote and 90 percent actually do. Imagine Philly with those turnout numbers

An AmeriCorps program helps select District schools turn from academic centers into providers of social services. Is this a model for the future?

When he was in D.C., Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey formed a unit specializing in LGBTQ issues that has made the community safer, and won national plaudits. Why not in Philly?

A New York plan promises to save money, reduce prison overcrowding and cut down on prison violence. Could it work in Philly?

Can a democratically run, all-purpose coffee shop/restaurant/bar in the Eraserhood be ethical and sustainable...while making money?