Voice: Larry Platt
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 PlattThe 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 PlattThe 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 PlattPurpose 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 PlattThe 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 PlattThe Future of Sports Tech & Sports Betting Conference
Venture capitalist Wayne Kimmel and former Phillie Ryan Howard look to make the burgeoning sports betting industry their own
By Larry PlattThe B.S. Task Force
Do we really need a reconciliation task force to get to the bottom of the city’s accounting horrors? Or is the Mayor trying to look like he’s taking action?
By Larry PlattTax Addiction
Mayor Kenney seems more committed to the soda tax than to the programs it was meant to fund. Why?
By Larry PlattRhynhart On The Missing Millions
The Controller’s report this week woke people up to the embarrassment that is the city’s accounting practices. But does it go far enough in suggesting a fix?
By Larry PlattCouncil To The Rescue?
By defying a tax-happy mayor, our august legislative body has stepped up. But that doesn’t mean Council President Darrell Clarke has found a new moral center
By Larry Platt