Voice: Larry Platt

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?

Butko is in, Williams is mulling, and there are other rumblings. Will we have a much-needed debate about Philly’s future in a competitive mayor’s race next year?

Author Anand Giridharadas discusses his provocative new book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World

The bestselling author will talk about repairing race relations at The Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival on the 30th

The much-anticipated blue wave turned out to be a ripple, but local philanthropist, investor and civic entrepreneur Richard Vague might have the answer for our divided times. It starts with listening

What David Adelman’s new Holocaust Memorial can tell us about last week’s horrors in Pittsburgh