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Ideas We Should Steal: Plug-In Solar
Ten states have legalized the energy- and money-saving home technology. Should PA become the first swing state to do so?
Laundromat Phones, Horse Welfare, No Spitting
A read of our City’s 2,000-page constitution reveals an accidental anthropology of the weird, outdated and pointless
Guest Commentary: The Preservation Tax
A Washington Square West resident argues against historic district designation for his neighborhood. The cost, he says, is just too high
Guest Commentary: Building Civic Life One Saturday at a Time
The leader of the National Constitution Center on the communities Philadelphia’s “firstivals” — 52 Weeks of Firsts — have created
The Citizen Recommends: A Truly Epic Philadelphia Film Festival
A veteran movie critic previews the coming 10-day, three-venue movie extravaganza — Philly’s 35th — as “one of the richest festivals in recent memory”
Save a Tree; Save Philadelphia
In a city whose tree canopy is diminishing faster than residents can replace it, one West Philly block stands up to a developer and takes matters into their own hands
Did DA Krasner Commit Perjury and Obstruction of Justice?
An order from a widely respected federal judge lays out the case for possible criminal charges against the city’s top elected law enforcement official. You decide.
Philly’s Tale of Two Judges
The fall of Larry Krasner has produced a hero for our times. Meantime, recent headlines concerning another judge? Not so heroic
Don’t Dismiss Higher Education. Reform It
A longtime university president proposes solutions for remaking colleges for “we the people”
RFK Jr., AI and “Medical Experts”
The nation’s Health Secretary claims America.gov frees us from having to trust medical experts. An actual medical expert weighs in