Voice: Larry Platt

In Arlington, Texas and across the nation, term limits are gaining steam. Would they make Council more responsive…to us?

A Buzzfeed story late last month says the Philly business and philanthropic leader may run for president. It may not be as crazy as it sounds

A new, independent study sheds some light on our ongoing political debate. Isn't it time Mayor Kenney started paying attention?

The closing of a grocery in what will now be a food desert due to the soda tax may be a defining moment. Mayor Kenney’s response? A Trump-like personal attack

In the wake of Council’s passage of Fair Work Week legislation, a panel of civic and business leaders remind us that inclusive economic growth is the real answer to addressing poverty

We brought together innovators from other cities. Apply by January 18th for $50,000 to steal one of three big ideas for Philly

In the next of an occasional series profiling relative newcomers to the political process, two would-be reformers eye the City Commissioner’s office.

The controversy over the Temple professor’s comments about Israel raises the question: Why is banishment from the public square so often the first choice of the offended?

How’s that for a new Philly marketing slogan? The latest example: All the high-fiving over our Amazon participation trophy

Narberth has banned plastic straws. Cue the cheering. But shouldn’t such an act have at least some impact on curbing marine pollution?