Opinion

A Southwest Philadelphia educator offers a most patriotic defense of birthright citizenship

Our city’s pay equity paradox: Women who work have more education, and still earn less. An executive on how to fix this

A teacher at a North Philly elementary school offers a reason to hope for our kids — and a pathway to success in public education

Drive-to experiential resorts within two hours of Center City are quietly becoming a local economic engine. Philadelphia's civic leadership should treat them like one

Patriotism has never meant pretending America is perfect. It has always meant believing the country is yours to improve

A future pulmonologist sees the confluence of the country’s 250th and extreme heat wave in Philadelphia as a sign we need to reverse course on climate change

Philly’s done right by democracy’s history this year, but its future will be written by engaged citizens between now and Election Day … and after, too

A State Senator from Northeast Philly argues Pennsylvania should fund tax credits to independent and faith-based schools

The chair of the Bar Association Board served on a jury for the first time. Here’s why he’s glad he did

A Point Breeze resident responds to her neighbor’s dismay over the historic reuse of their local church. The city’s zoning law? She says it works