Opinion
The Progressive vs. Bigot Conundrum
A political consultant and Broad + Liberty co-founder warns that the state of our public discourse comforts the woke—but stifles solutions
By Albert EisenbergHow to Fix Philly’s Trash Problem
As garbage piles up all over town, the city’s former Waste and Litter Czar shares what he’s learned about how to clean it up. Hint: It requires good leadership.
By Nicolas EspositoThe end of “I Know a Guy” governance?
Philly’s insider culture has long been an easy path to corruption. Finally, Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, new City policies may be addressing that.
By Jon GeetingBeating the Heat
New York and Baltimore are handing out free air conditioners to low-income seniors most at risk of heat-related illness and Covid-19. Why, WURD's midday host wonders, isn’t Philly doing the same?
By Charles D. EllisonHow Jim Kenney Lost The City
Murders raging. Trash piling up. Police both running amok and turning a blind eye to enforcing laws. How’d we get here?
By Larry PlattRaising Hope
Co-founders of a volunteer program offering small businesses grants find inspiration in the resilience and creativity of local entrepreneurs
By Jeff Bartos and Richard G. PhillipsBlack Mental Health Aftershocks
Black Philadelphians already suffered from trauma before the pandemic. Do we need a new approach to therapy?
By James PetersonAn Open Letter To Malcolm Jenkins
What the NFL star (and former Citizen columnist) doesn’t get about DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts
By Sam RosenthalWhy Biden’s Housing Plan is Good for Philly
The Presidential candidate wants to make Housing Choice Vouchers an entitlement. Philly 3.0’s engagement director on what that means here
By Jon GeetingOn Rizzo, Columbus, and the Confederacy
As the statues fall, a Princeton grad and local resident warns that honestly confronting our past helps us reckon with the present
By Thomas Koenig