Topic: Democratic Party
Could A National Health Plan Finally Be Good Politics?
A local physician lays out the reasons why it might be the right time to reconsider an old argument
By Dave Oxman
Another Change Election
A former Congressman from PA on voters turning out in big numbers to rebuke Trump
By Patrick J. Murphy
The Woman Republicans Hope Can Beat Josh Shapiro
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity — who received the most votes of any PA candidate ever in her reelection bid last year — may already be the Commonwealth’s most successful female politician of all time. But is that enough?
By Courtney DuChene
SEPTA, The Art of The Ordeal
Compromise may finally be in the air. Some thoughts (including a Mellencamp cameo?) on the politics behind our budgetary fiasco — and why a win/win has been so elusive
By Larry Platt
Who is Pat Dugan?
The multiyear veteran of the Municipal Court (and U.S. Army) is running against incumbent Larry Krasner in the race for District Attorney of Philadelphia
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
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
What Our Congressional Delegation Can Learn From Baseball
A longtime university president urges a return to playing fair
By Elaine Maimon
What PA Dems can Learn from Zohran Mamdani
It’s not the progressive stances of the New York City mayoral primary winner. It’s his practical solutions for low- and middle-income communities that appeal to voters
By Oliver Bateman
Why Philly Should Care About the NYC Mayor’s Race
The winds of Philadelphia politics often follow those of the Big Apple. Will the showdown between the old pol Cuomo and the socialist Mamdani foreshadow change here?
By Larry Platt
An Open Letter from Bob Brady
The Philadelphia Democratic Party Chair sent the following letter to the Philadelphia Bar Association, urging it to do better
By Robert A. Brady