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
Guest Commentary

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

The Wackiest Race for Local Judgeships Ever?

A Bob Brady conspiracy theory, a tax-dodging candidate and a huffing mess. This year’s low-excitement judicial races just got a little juicier

By Malcolm Burnley

Who is Pat Dugan?

The multiyear veteran of the Municipal Court (and the U.S. Army) is running against incumbent Larry Krasner in the Democratic primary for District Attorney of Philadelphia

By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

How to Win Campaigns Without Mentioning the T Word

A Philadelphia-based political campaign strategist advises candidates: If you want to win the next election, bring up issues, not the 45th president

By Adam C. Erickson

The Black, Gay, Shabbat-Observing, Tap Shoe-Wearing Philadelphian Running for Judge

Why former Prisons Commissioner Leon King II is running to fill the empathy deficit on Common Pleas Court

By Malcolm Burnley

Want Your (Political) Independence?

Sorry, you can’t abandon the major parties — because Philly needs your primary vote. We also need open primaries. Here’s how that might actually happen

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Raging Against the Machine

Local progressives are taking aim at Bob Brady and the Democratic machine. Is that the conversation they should be having or does this week's Free Library visit from Bill Clinton suggest another way?

By Larry Platt

WTF Just Happened?

The fall of progressivism. The rise of Joe Rogan. The score-settling of Bob Brady. The philosophy of Marcus Aurelius…trying to make sense of Tuesday’s Great Realignment

By Larry Platt

Are Black Men Really the Problem?

Or might it just be that the Democratic Party has taken one of its most loyal voting blocs for granted?

By Malcolm Burnley