Guest Commentary

We Don’t Lack Compassion. We Lack Connection.

When a city is in crisis, the instinct is to pull inward. That instinct, a local connector says, is the problem.

By Ted Hewson
Guest Commentary

What Gen Z actually wants from work and from Philadelphia

A local Gen Zer weighs on where they get their rep — and why they really do want to be in an office and maybe even go out for happy hour

By Lauren J. Smith
Guest Commentary

Philly’s Public Pools Offer More Than Just A Cool Dip …

… They are, a local citizen argues, models of democracy

By Danny Maloney
Guest Commentary

Want Your Voting Rights?

Then, several voting advocates argue, you have to use them — and tell others to do the same

By Clarissa Unger, Jen Domagal-Goldman, Lauren Kunis, and Rebekah Caruthers
Guest Commentary

All Hail Philly’s Superpower

We just proved we do hospitality better than anyone. Now, the head of the PHL250 says, let’s make it our legacy

By Kathryn Ott Lovell

The Odyssey is For All of Us

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film is based on Penn Professor Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s epic. A long-time university president urges everyone to see, read or listen to the story — and support humanities education

By Elaine Maimon
Guest Commentary

Fetterman, Do Your Part To Stop Corruption

The City’s first Inspector General prosecuted financial crimes for 24 years. She warns that Congress’s CLARITY Act would make them harder to stop

By Amy Kurland
Guest Commentary

How The Knicks (Yes, the Knicks) are Like Lincoln

A former Philadelphia Mayor on the political and life lessons gleaned from the NBA Finals

By Michael A. Nutter
Guest Commentary

Keep Shining, Philly

The city proved itself a remarkable host this summer. Now, a corporate leader notes, it’s time to keep competing on the world stage

By Roberto E. Perez
Guest Commentary

Philly Trash Doesn’t Have to Burn in Chester

Mayor Parker wants to renew the City’s waste contract with a notorious Chester incinerator. Can City Council be our “clean and green” hero?

By Russell Zerbo