Opinion
Snow, a Mayor’s Kryptonite
It's been 11 days since snowmageddon. How's Cherelle Parker doing?
By Larry Platt
What Happens After Philly Schools Close
The fallout from the District’s extensive plan to transform Philly’s schools will be personal. But the responsibility for these repercussions should be shared, says the head of one independent school
By Brandon McNeice
It’s Philadelphia’s Big Housing Moment. Who’s Keeping Watch?
H.O.M.E. is Philadelphia's most ambitious housing investment in decades. A civic infrastructure consultant argues that the city still lacks something essential: an independent account of housing system health.
By Amanda Soskin
Are You There, Constitution Center? It’s Me, a Citizen
Jeffrey Rosen is out. Now, the NCC must decide if it will remain a genteel place of scholarship or become the antidote to the threat to democracy
By Larry Platt
Meet Kirk Milhoan. And Be Afraid
The renowned CHOP immunologist dissects a recent interview with the new chair of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee
By Paul Offit
Even Your Kids Know What ICE Is Doing Is Wrong
Violence against immigrants and their supporters has come to our neighborhoods. Two young Welcoming Center workers have found hope in the next generation of Americans
By Louise Bittout and Sofian Zapf
Dismantling America’s Truth
Philly writer Lorene Cary helped tell the story of the people George Washington enslaved in his home on what’s now Independence Mall. A fellow social justice activist decries the Trump-directed erasure of her work — and the facts
By David Topel
The Robot Wawa Was Always a Bad Idea. And Now It’s Closing
The soulless, dystopian all-digital Wawa of the future completely missed the point of why we go to Wawa in the first place.
By Jason Sheehan
What’s Rochelle Bilal Smoking?
Progressives cheered, but the Sheriff’s viral press conference about Trump and ICE was a spectacle Philly can ill afford on the national stage right now
By Larry Platt
RFK Jr.’s Strategy for Restoring “Trust”
The Secretary of Health doesn’t apologize — even, as the renowned CHOP immunologist explains, when he is proven wrong about the link between Tylenol and autism
By Paul Offit