Don’t-Blame-Me Policing

Larry Platt writes that while Mayor Kenney hides and Police Commissioner Richard Ross and DA Krasner point fingers, the chalk outlines accumulate

Reality Check with Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

WURD's Charles Ellison and the Citizen's Executive Editor discuss Canada's plan to reduce poverty.

By Charles D. Ellison

Reality Check with Larry Platt

Charles and Larry discuss his article following the Plain View Project's report about Philadelphia police officers' use of Facebook to bash immigrants, make racist comments, promote police brutality, and align themselves with militia groups.

By Charles D. Ellison
Ideas We Should Steal

Less Driving

A new study shows that congestion costs us millions of dollars, pollutes our air, and is a hassle. Roxanne Patel Shepelavy wonders, can we be more like Paris?

New Blood

10th District Candidate Judy Moore

The first-time Council candidate is a true outsider who turned her own life around and now wants to do the same for her native Northeast

Foodizen

Not Cambodia Town

Our series on the nexus of food and culture explores the flavors of the South Philly area around Mifflin Square Park, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the city

Ideas We Should Steal

Reducing Poverty—Together

In Canada, communities lifted more than 200,000 families out of poverty in seven years. Roxanne Patel Shepelavy asks, why don’t we do what they did?

Business for Good

We Know What’s Broken. Now Fix It.

B Lab’s co-founder notes that knowing a system is broken doesn't automatically catalyze a system change. Who has a viable alternative? Farmers.

Art Class

Barbara Allen founded Fresh Artists to help keep art in schools by turning student works into valuable collectibles. Now she’s helping them plan for the future

Citizens Of The Week

Philly’s Teachers

It’s the last day of public school in Philly. Let’s give teachers a hand as they embark on their much-deserved summer break