Voice: Larry Platt
Yo, Donald, This is How You Concede an Election!
Treasurer Joe Torsella’s moving concession video after his surprising loss appeals to our better angels—and is required viewing for these times
By Larry PlattWinning and Losing On Election Night
Who’s up? Who’s down? And is there a path forward for a President Biden to change the tone of our politics?
By Larry PlattIt’s the Capital, Stupid!
Della Clark, CEO of The Enterprise Center, has become the city’s chief evangelist for a recovery that invests in Black and brown entrepreneurs
By Larry PlattThe Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable
Well before this summer’s racial awakening, civic leaders in Buffalo came together to not only talk about race, but work on real systemic change. Is it a model for other cities?
By Larry PlattA Crack in the Permanent Establishment
The ascension of Wharton’s Erika James, IBX’s Gregory Deavens and Comcast’s Dalila Wilson-Scott points to refreshing change among the city’s leadership class
By Larry PlattLarry Krasner’s Inconvenient Truth
It’s nearly three years in. Is there any data to suggest the progressive experiment of D.A. Larry Krasner is or is not working?
By Larry PlattWhat Would Dyson Say?
Catching up with bestselling author, professor, preacher and public intellectual Michael Eric Dyson, whose much-anticipated forthcoming book provides a roadmap from racial reckoning to reconciliation
By Larry PlattDid LeBron Choke?
Missing from the NBA players’ historic wildcat strike last month was a call for bold action on economic justice. If only they’d heard of Philly nonprofit B Lab
By Larry PlattWhat Failed Leadership Looks Like
In an email exchange between Council President Clarke and a constituent, not even a murder epidemic can prompt an empathetic response. This is your tax dollars at work?
By Larry PlattConversations With RBG
Revisiting a conversation with National Constitution Center CEO Jeffrey Rosen, whose year-old book on Ruth Bader Ginsburg doubles down on civility and reason
By Larry Platt