The Krasner Warning Signs

The DA’s first three months have revealed incompetency. But is there something more troubling at play?

By Larry Platt

Mapping To The Rescue

An app that tracks overdoses is helping police predict the spread of dangerous opioids. Could it help turn the tide on the epidemic?

By Quinn O'Callaghan
Meet the Disruptor

Quaker City Coffee

A Federal Donuts owner and a former inmate partner up to pair your coffee with something much needed: Jobs for the recently incarcerated

By Annie McDonough

The Problem With Prosecutors

The Seth Williams saga raises concerns about those who dole out justice. Is there another way?

By David A. Love

Bobbing and Weaving Through A Minefield

Filmmaker El Sawyer has gone from from prisoner to presidential advisor with one goal: Helping ex-inmates make it on the outside

By Emma Copley Eisenberg
Ideas We Should Steal

Free gun locks

Gun locks prevent accidental shootings of and by children. Philly should follow the example of Boston and others in giving them away—or follow the lead of one of our own

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Problem Solving Must-Read

Pay Your Taxes at 7-11

Plus: Ending domestic violence with focused deterrence and saving lives by walking

By Stephen St. Vincent
Problem Solving Must Read

“Florida Man”

How the namesake of unusual, hilarious, and terrifying antics, points towards effective government

By Stephen St. Vincent

Dying is Easy

A Temple Hospital program, Cradle 2 Grave, shows students that guns do more harm than just killing

By Hannah Keyser
Week 6

Connor Barwin’s Civic Season

This week, the all-pro linebacker and citizen activist measures how our civic health stacks up against New York

By Connor Barwin