Guest Commentary

Now’s Our Time to be Liberated from HIV

A local queer Black podcaster and life coach on why he’s speaking up about PrEP and Philadelphia’s new HIV prevention campaign

By Eric Cole
Guest Commentary

Does Philly Need Rent Control?

Philadelphia once led the country on keeping rents down — and, says the director of our city’s Rent Control Coalition, we can do it again

By Karen Harvey
Guest Commentary

Incredibly Affirming and Wrenchingly Sad

A few White men at the March on Washington, from a leader of the B Corp movement

By Jay Coen Gilbert
Guest Commentary

Urban Doom Loop … Really?

A story in the Wall Street Journal last week singled Philly out for having an empty office district. The head of the Center City District wonders: Do facts even matter anymore?

By Paul R. Levy
Guest Commentary

Shapiro’s Unique Opportunity on Schools

The governor punted on a chance to be the rare Democrat to fund school vouchers in the state budget he just signed. But, a free market advocate argues, it’s not too late

By Charles Mitchell
Guest Commentary

No One Should Go Hungry in College

More than 20 percent of all college students — and 35 percent of Black students — don’t have enough to eat. We have the tools, a renowned scholar and advocate says, to ensure everyone is well-fed

By Sara Goldrick-Rab
Character Lab

Copy-paste your way to success

MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, the co-founder of Character Lab and author of Grit, explains why "imitation is inspiration."

By Angela Duckworth

Time For a Taxpayer Seal of Approval

A financial analyst calls on local and state governments to report how much they pay their employees — without delay

By Tony Lynch
Guest Commentary

I-95 as a Model for Fixing Schools?

The powerful head of Philadelphia’s Building Trades on having the same sense of urgency when it comes to education as a collapsed road

By Ryan N. Boyer
Guest Commentary

George Soros’ Bad Bet on Progressive Prosecutors

Larry Krasner was just one of many DAs funded by the famous investor and philanthropist — all of whom campaigned on less prosecution. A former Chester County DA asks: How’s that been working out?

By Thomas Hogan