Topic: Ideas We Should Steal

Gun violence has plummeted over the last few years in Philly. But could we eliminate it all together? A Boston-based organization thinks we can

A conversation with Salt Lake’s Ben McAdams and Atlanta’s Josh Humphries on how to transform cities’ vast inventories of properties into lasting sources of civic and financial good

Almost 40 percent of Philly students were chronically absent in the last school year. Solutions from across the country start with accountability

Ten states have legalized the energy- and money-saving home technology. Should PA become the first swing state to do so?

Calling all small nonprofits and do-good businesses: Enter now for a chance to present your homegrown innovation at this year’s Ideas We Should Scale Showcase

Other states — New Jersey, for example — have launched programs that offer free at-home post-baby visits for every new mom. Could we do the same in Philly?

Twenty percent of Philadelphians regularly experience hunger — in part because they live in food deserts. National urban thinkers lay out an idea we should steal for reinventing the grocery store, from Mamdani’s New York to Atlanta, Georgia

A local political activist has an idea we should steal to bring power back to the people

A partnership of organizations has made Baltimore Harbor swimmable again. Could Philly do that with the Delaware and the Schuylkill?

A year from reelection, the mayor has taken big swings, sustained political losses, and faces progressive backlash. Here, a job performance review — and a challenge