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
Ideas We Should Steal

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
Citizen of the Week

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