Opinion

Republican Al Schmidt says he won’t run again. Is now the time to make a much-needed change to how our elections are run?

Feeling alienated from your government, at all levels? Maybe we should open it up and change our relationship to it

Eight of nine state representatives voted against certifying Joe Biden’s win last week. That, says Philly 3.0’s engagement director, may bode poorly for upcoming state elections

A day after thugs waving confederate flags and wearing “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirts breached the Capitol, a talk with a Trump-supporting Republican state senator offers some hope

Share Food has fed more than 1 million people a month since last March. That, says its executive director, has required some creative pivoting.

A local theater director on how Trump’s post-election Republican enablers have thrust us into a real-life version of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible

Here, advice for the mayor after the worst year ever. Hey, hope springs eternal, right?

A local high school teacher’s ode to the so-Philly thing we’ve all missed most this year: community

Philadelphians, especially the most vulnerable, face increasing devastation due to climate change. Local clean air advocates look to President-elect Biden to renew a much-needed partnership to help the city and the planet

One civic leader’s take on how the pandemic can be an opportunity for reinvention