Elections
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 ShepelavyGOP’s Path to a New State Majority?
A former Republican political staffer on what the party’s surprising success in the state — and Philly — could mean for future elections
By Guy CiarrocchiHello? Is It PA Voters You’re Looking For?
Post Election Day, both major political parties have — once again — abandoned the state they spent so much time in. A local political consultant on why they must listen to voters every year
By Mustafa RashedA Conversation with RFK Jr.
Twenty years ago, CHOP’s renowned vaccinologist talked about vaccine safety with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee to lead Health and Human Services. It’s time to set the record straight about what Offit really said
By Paul OffitDraft Poll Workers Like We Do Juries
Almost every election Philadelphia struggles to recruit enough people to operate our polling stations, which puts our democracy at risk. What if we made like Nebraska, and … drafted them instead?
By Courtney DuCheneTopple the Machine, Make Fairer the City
In an emotional post-election live podcast taping, former Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and former Mayor Kasim Reed of Atlanta talk with a New Yorker writer and the filmmaker of a documentary about Chicago’s first Black mayor
By J.P. RomneyCities Will Save The Country
Drexel’s Metro Finance director on the return of “New Localism” in the second age of Trump
By Bruce Katz and Florian SchalliolSay It Ain’t So, Bob
Senator Casey’s desperate attempt to keep his seat and his silence while supporters mimicked Trump-like rationale was not a good look
By Larry Platt“You Can’t Nice Your Way To Victory”
In a post-election special of our podcast, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed break down what the hell just happened — and where cities go from here
By J.P. RomneyWhy Are the Winners of the 2024 Election So … Mad?
Trump won the election. So why do his supporters still seem so riled up?
By Lauren McCutcheon