Topic: Broad + Liberty
It’s a “Christmas” Tree
… not, a Broad + Liberty columnist gripes, a “holiday” tree, as City Hall calls its giant spruce. Can we just get back to calling things what they are?
By Thom Nickels
Predatory Finance + Magical Thinking = Hospitals Close
The private equity takeover and collapse of Crozer Health System isn’t the cause of hospital closures, says an MD and former hospital CEO. It’s a scapegoat for a broken healthcare system
By Frank Speidel
The Only Thing Better Than a Closed Primary? No Primary
A local pundit offers a contrarian way to choose our political candidates
By Kyle Sammin
New Direction on Law Enforcement in Philly? Don’t Be So Sure.
Parker makes a politically safe pick for Police Commissioner, the re-elected Sheriff continues to be an embarrassment, and the SEPTA and Temple Police Departments struggle for survival.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Right About Unions
If Republicans want to be the party of the working class, they must make common cause with an important working class institution: unions.
By George Hofmann
Something All Pennsylvanians Can Agree On
What could get state senators to cross party lines? How about a crisis among children and adult Pennsylvanians who can’t read
By Beth Ann Rosica
The PA Plan to Curb Porch Pirates
A new bill in the state legislature proposes tougher penalties for package theft — something any Philly resident with a stoop knows about all too well
By Paul Davis
How Elections in Philadelphia Work
With the mayoral primary in full swing, Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein explains why voters should feel confident their ballots are safe and counted every Election Day.
By Todd Shepherd
A Parking Lot Shrouded in Mystery
An area resident wanted to easily park for a long-awaited flight from PHL airport. Why, he wondered in Broad + Liberty, was the econo lot still closed?
By Jerry Wesner
What’s the School District Trying To Hide?
It took two requests and an Office of Open Records ruling before the School District of Philadelphia released data to a Broad + Liberty reporter about the increase in students failing classes last year. How can we solve a problem we're not allowed to see?
By Todd Shepherd