Voice: Larry Platt

Chuck Mingo, a Philly native and pastor of an evangelical Cincinnati megachurch, on the groundbreaking program he’ll discuss at November’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival

New York is the only big American city that has cut its poverty rate. Mayor Bloomberg’s former anti-poverty czar talks about making it happen by taking risks

The mayor has increased the spending of your taxpayer dollars by a whopping 17 percent since taking office. What is our return on that investment?

When it comes to poverty, Philly remains in last place. So why does the Mayor sound like he’s satisfied?

The district attorney is at the forefront of a social justice movement among prosecutors. He may want to consider adding some humility to his game

Author Anand Giridharadas discusses his provocative new book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, see him at The Citizen's Ideas Fest November 30th

The chef responsible for Philly’s first restaurant renaissance is back with a plan to use food to turn Pennsylvania blue

By reacting to Trump like Trump, Mayor Kenney has shed more heat than light in the sanctuary debate. Maybe he should follow Jerry Brown’s lead and look for a solution

The death of civic hero Gerry Lenfest—like Jeremy Nowak’s passing last week—reminds us that Philly needs more civic dreamers and doers

The passing of civic icon and Citizen Chairman Jeremy Nowak leaves a void for those who loved him and for the city he loved