Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2018

Calling BS

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

By Larry Platt

Steve Poses Takes On Trump

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

By Larry Platt

The Sanctuary Tragedy

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

By Larry Platt

The Passing of Gerry Lenfest

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

By Larry Platt

He Will Not Rest

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

By Larry Platt
The Fix

When The Empire Strikes Back

An attack on Controller Rebecca Rhynhart by the Mayor’s allies is straight from a familiar Philly playbook

By Larry Platt

The Most Woke Billionaire On Earth

Main Line entrepreneur and 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin’s eyes were opened to the criminal injustice system through his friend Meek Mill. Now he’s on the case.

By Larry Platt

The Problem With Being A Philly Progressive

Do you have to accept a whole lotta bad stuff in order to live your values here?

By Larry Platt

Purpose and Profit

At our event next week, Berwyn’s Jay Coen Gilbert, who helped found the international B Corp movement, will show why doing good is also good for business

By Larry Platt

The Fix

Introducing a new series, in which we delve into the city’s transactional culture of influence—and look at strategies for promoting public integrity

By Larry Platt