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 Eisenberg

How 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 Esposito
The Fix

The 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 Geeting
Reality Check

Beating 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. Ellison

How 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 Platt
Guest Commentary

Raising 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. Phillips
The Color of Coronavirus

Black Mental Health Aftershocks

Black Philadelphians already suffered from trauma before the pandemic. Do we need a new approach to therapy?

By James Peterson
Guest Commentary

An 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 Rosenthal

Why 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 Geeting
Guest Commentary

On 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