Topic: Bob Brady

Guest Commentary: Say No to Methane
Methane emissions fuel the climate crisis and cost taxpayers millions of dollars annually. A clean air advocate urges a stop to proposed EPA rules allowing more of it.
By Joseph Otis Minott
Brady vs. Brooks
Kendra Brooks’ Working Families Party council candidacy has ruffled feathers. But does she represent real change?
By Larry Platt
Bob Brady’s Nixon to China Move
With his announcement that he won’t seek reelection, will Bob Brady surprise us by being an agent of change at home?
By Larry Platt
The Ghost of Reformers Past
As the Feds raise the temperature on party boss Bob Brady, could he use it as an opportunity for reform?
By Larry Platt
Inauguration Blues
The Philly congressional delegation’s boycott was wrong and hypocritical. But it’s not too late to be constructive
By Larry Platt
Understanding Bob Brady
Catching up with the Congressman while he totes around a vial of the Pope’s “holy water.” Take that, Colbert
By Larry Platt
Where’s the Outrage?
How many political perp walks does it take for elected leaders to respond to stories of corruption with anything but “There but for the grace of God go I” relief?
By Larry Platt

Death to the Machine!
Forget reform. It’s time for the state Democratic party to kill off its worst enemy: The Philadelphia machine.
By Jim Saksa