How To Up Your Election Day Game

It's Election Day, Philadelphia! Clearly, you’re going to vote. There is still more you can do

By Lauren McCutcheon and Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Guest Commentary

An Open Letter to Just-Can’t-Vote-for-Harris Voters

A plea to Philly voters on the eve of the election from a local business leader and founder of the B Corps movement

By Jay Coen Gilbert

Are Black Men Really the Problem?

Or might it just be that the Democratic Party has taken one of its most loyal voting blocs for granted?

By Malcolm Burnley

What Our Best Candidates Had in Common This Election Season

They were all outsiders, third partiers, or even surrogates like Mark Cuban. Are establishment candidates so paralyzed by fear they’ve become mannequins?

By Larry Platt
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2024

Harold Washington’s Promise

Join former Mayors Nutter and Atlanta’s Kasim Reed with New Yorker writer, scholar and activist Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor for the screening of a story that speaks to the future of cities — and that inspired a young Barack Obama

By Larry Platt

The Black Rap Avatars of Trumpism

The long history of Hip Hop’s infatuation with Trump, explained

By James Peterson

The Outsiders

Philly is the center of the political universe — just ask DeNiro, Musk, DiCaprio and all the folks who’ve moved here from around the world to get out the vote for both candidates

By Jessica Blatt Press
Watch

Ultimate Job Interview of Attorney General Candidates

See how Republican David Sunday, Democrat Eugene DePasquale, and, in his first public forum, Forward Party candidate Eric Settle described their job qualifications in a Pittsburgh event

By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon

Whose Economic Plan is Best for Latinos?

Latino voters are among the most important voting bloc in one of the most important states this year — and they are most concerned with their financial future. Here’s how Trump’s and Harris’s plans may affect them

By Cristian Salazar

The Common Sense Gun Laws Stuck in Pennsylvania’s Senate

For the first time in a decade, three gun violence prevention bills passed the state house this year. Here’s why they still might not become law

By Mensah M. Dean