Voice: Larry Platt

Former Governor Ed Rendell and Congressman Dwight Evans voice their concerns for the state of Philadelphia

If we really want a robust debate in 2023, how about some bold, unconventional candidates? Here, a list of unusual suspects.

The upsides and downsides of Philadelphia's most likely candidates to be our city's 100th mayor

Between a devastating report by Controller Rebecca Rhynhart and his administration’s fumbling of the vaccination rollout, it’s no wonder the mayor has floated the idea of cutting bait and running for the Senate

The race for DA is off to a too-familiar start. Here’s hoping it will include a debate over what smart reform might look like

Feeling alienated from your government, at all levels? Maybe we should open it up and change our relationship to it

A day after thugs waving confederate flags and wearing “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirts breached the Capitol, a talk with a Trump-supporting Republican state senator offers some hope

Here, advice for the mayor after the worst year ever. Hey, hope springs eternal, right?

Philadelphia’s schools superintendent has taken some hits lately. Does he have what it takes to manage—and tame—a $3.5 billion bureaucracy?

Catching up with the AG on his take-no-prisoners Supreme Court Brief that helped to expose the fraud that is Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud