Opinion
Pay Philadelphia’s Nonprofits Faster
Nonprofits provide many of the services that keep Philadelphians fed, educated and safe. A local leader urges the city to take better care of those who care for us
By Cynthia Figueroa
Is Free Assembly the Freedom We’re Forgetting?
Amid the ongoing conversation about free speech, democracy-loving Americans should be paying attention to — and exercising — their First Amendment right to … show up, together
By Alaine K. Arnott
Boosting Philly Students’ Financial IQ
Next fall, a new law will mandate personal finance education in all PA high schools. Whether Philadelphia schools will be ready is up to us
By Kerry Woodward
School District, Don’t Eliminate What’s Working
A Philadelphia public school teacher argues against the District’s plan to close his school. Give Lankenau Environmental a chance to grow
By Jonathan Hoffmeier
Marry the Liberal Arts to Education in Trades, Crafts and Entrepreneurship
A longtime university president encourages Philadelphia-area colleges and universities to partner with community colleges and unions to make connections for fulfillment in careers and life
By Elaine Maimon
How Philly Can Add $2 Billion to Its Economy Without Spending a Dime
A former City Councilmember revives a proposal from his time in office that he guarantees will keep more Philadelphians here and boost local businesses
By Bill Green
Pomp, Parade and Posterity
The interim CEO of the Constitution Center urges us to mark our calendars for a celebration that reminds us of a fundamental truth: having fun is our civic duty, too
By Vince Stango
The Bourgeois Bunker
The upper middle class isn't leaving cities. They’re just eschewing the civic reasons they chose to live there in the first place
By Diana Lind
A Powerful Path to Peace?
A local circular economy leader on the fallacy of the scarcity mindset behind Trump’s latest war in the Middle East
By Nicolas Esposito
A Region Rises Together — or Not at All
Last in economic mobility among the 50 largest U.S. metros and stagnant in job creation, Greater Philadelphia should, says a chamber of commerce chair and a former U.S. ambassador, unite to succeed
By David L. Cohen and Christopher Franklin