Voice: Larry Platt

The Citizen just bought storied Philadelphia magazine. Here’s why

In the aftermath of the tragic Kada Scott murder, the D.A. has said the buck stops with him. Or was he actually passing it?

Compromise may finally be in the air. Some thoughts (including a Mellencamp cameo?) on the politics behind our budgetary fiasco — and why a win/win has been so elusive

The Mayor has been silent. The Governor is rallying the already converted. Whatever happened to preventing a crisis before it starts?

The Phillies owner’s emotional speech during the Dick Allen Hall of Fame Induction weekend was about forgiveness, redemption and a city coming to terms with its past. It was also a master class in civic leadership.

Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill contains a free money, opt-in school choice program for governors. Will ours redefine the politics of education for Democrats by taking advantage of it?

The drama of DC 33's eight-day strike leaves us with not only lingering stench, but also questions about city leadership

The winds of Philadelphia politics often follow those of the Big Apple. Will the showdown between the old pol Cuomo and the socialist Mamdani foreshadow change here?

Cherelle Parker’s budget boiled down to jobs versus housing. Did she and City Council make the right bet?

Political reform is bubbling up in other cities. Here? Maybe not so much. An election post-mortem