Welcome To Pander-Delphia

Local debates around Gaza, school closings, and ICE all raise the same question: Does anyone care about actual governing, or has Philly fully entered the age of the political grandstand?

By Larry Platt
Guest Commentary

Ala Stanford and the Barbie Double Standard

A former City Council staffer on how political change requires voters to stop the hypocrisy in our politics

By Eryn Santamoor
Guest Commentary

Philly Schools Don’t Need More Money

… They need more choice. A free market think tank leader urges Governor Shapiro to opt-in to a new federal tax credit program

By Nathan Benefield
Guest Commentary

Modernize the Prison to Work Pipeline

Technology infrastructure inside prisons is Philadelphia's best workforce and safety investment, say two workforce and education leaders

By Jane Oates and David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez
Guest Commentary

College Life on the Decline? Not Here.

As smaller private schools struggle, community colleges fuel growth in higher ed. Let’s support them, says a local education leader

By Victoria L. Bastecki-Perez
Guest Commentary

It’s Time to Act on Fair-Chance Hiring

Philadelphia companies have outwardly embraced putting returning citizens to work. That’s great, says a decades-long fair-chance employer — provided those employers do some work themselves

By Nic Watson
Guest Commentary

We Know How To Prevent Children’s Gun Injuries

A CHOP pediatric trauma surgeon asks: What if we confronted the number one cause of death among children the same way we dealt with motor vehicle safety?

By Michael L. Nance

Philly Schools, Be Like Yale

The esteemed Ivy self-evaluated and committed to reform. A longtime university president urges local colleges and universities to do the same, by transforming attacks into inflection points

By Elaine Maimon
Guest Commentary

Can the 250th Heal our Civic Life?

The semiquincentennial can’t just be about celebrating the past. As the Constitution Center’s interim CEO and president notes, it’s also about rebuilding Americans’ collective sense of our own democracy

By Vince Stango
Guest Commentary

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