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Virtual Event with Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin

At our virtual town hall, we learned how the millennial mayor is revamping government, including doing something revolutionary in politics: putting citizens first

By Jessica Blatt Press

The Closest Thing to Printing Money

The housing density bonus has put $10 million into City coffers for affordable housing. It could do even more, Philly 3.0’s engagement editor notes—if certain Councilmembers would get out of the way

By Jon Geeting

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

Fixing Vote-By-Mail

The country can’t wait weeks for Pennsylvania to count votes in November. Thankfully, Philly 3.0’s engagement editor notes, some fixes might be on the way

By Jon Geeting
Reality Check

Cracking The Youth Voter Code

Want to get more young protesters casting a vote? WURD's midday hose urges that we start by taking them seriously

By Charles D. Ellison
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
Guest Commentary

Who’s Protecting Our Vote?

A two-hour “prank” during a meeting last week seems to prove the City Commissioners don’t take seriously their role in making our elections safe and easy. A former commissioner candidate calls them to account

By Jen Devor
Guest Commentary

Remembering Ax Handle Saturday

Pres. Trump’s Republican Convention speech will be on the 60th anniversary of Jacksonville’s biggest anti-Black race riot. A local lawyer who grew up in the Florida town wants to ensure we remember the past

By Johnny Myers

Winners and Losers from the 2020 Primary

With the votes finally counted, Philly 3.0’s engagement director lays out what we learned from this month’s election.

By Jon Geeting

Defund the FOP

Less police funding wouldn’t have spared George Floyd’s life or upended systemic racism. But real reform of police unions might

By Larry Platt