Voice: Larry Platt
Where’s the Shame, Part Deux
There’s a type of Philly corruption that’s legal, but corrosive. Here’s one recent example—and our proposal to deal with it
By Larry PlattWhere’s the Shame?
The real outrage is not how corrupt Philly is. It’s how many good people shrug and look away
By Larry PlattCrisis? What Crisis?
Mayor Kenney says his budget gets the pension fund 80 percent funded in 13 years. Does it?
By Larry PlattThe Reformer?
The controller's office once revolutionized this city. Rebecca Rhynhart thinks it can again.
By Larry PlattMimi Ito
The cultural anthropologist, speaking next week as part of a Drexel series on rethinking learning, wants adults to stop bemoaning kids’ use of technology
By Larry PlattIs Jim Kenney Becoming Donald Trump?
In defending his soda tax, the Mayor goes into all-out attack mode. Ring any bells?
By Larry PlattMarch Madness For the Socially Conscious
The NCAA Tournament is the sporting event of the year. Here’s how to enjoy it without being complicit in the exploitation of so-called “student-athletes” (Spoiler: Bucknell wins)
By Larry PlattListening to Jeff Brown
He has done more to bring fresh food to inner cities than any other grocer—as with his upscale, affordable new store on Monument Road. So why is the Mayor attacking him over the soda tax?
By Larry PlattTrump And The Jews
Josh Shapiro’s surreal White House experience last week is part of a trend—and we can't remain silent about it
By Larry PlattResurrecting The Happy Warrior
Ed Rendell’s endorsement of a young Indiana mayor to head the Democratic Party is a much-needed answer to the status quo
By Larry Platt