Topic: every voice every vote
Will We Still Cut Gun Violence Under Trump?
The double punch of the Trump presidency and the end of pandemic relief money leaves a key component of Philly’s success in reducing gun violence up in the air
By Mensah M. Dean
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
Cop Watcher
Philadelphia’s three-year-old Citizens Police Oversight Commission has yet to conduct an investigation. Executive Director Tonya McClary says the Fraternal Order of Police is to blame
By Mensah M. Dean
The Intergenerational Fallout of Gun Violence
Gunfire in Philadelphia has taken grandfathers, brothers, cousins, and children. The losses reflect what’s at the root of America’s shooting epidemic
By Mensah M. Dean
Breaking the Curse of Gun Violence
Homicides are down more than 45 percent this year, while all shootings have dropped more than 35 percent. How did that happen — and who is most affected?
By Mensah M. Dean
More Worker-Owned Businesses
How about a workplace where you share the wealth with your co-workers — including your boss? Pittsburgh, Boston and other cities are helping local businesses become employee-owned, with benefits for all
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Who Won the 2024 Election in Philadelphia?
The results of the November 5 general election in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
By Lauren McCutcheon
How To Up Your Election Day Game
It's Election Day, Philadelphia! Clearly, you’re going to vote. There is still more you can do
By Lauren McCutcheon and Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Do You Remember Your First Time?
Philadelphia citizens reflect on where they were, who they chose and what it felt like the first time they ... voted.
By Olivia Kram
Ken Weinstein, Ballot Corrector
The real estate developer — along with 600 other volunteers statewide — is working to help people “cure” their rejected mail-in ballots
By Courtney DuChene