Topic: feedHider
“Roll Up Your Sleeves And Get To Work”
An update on professor and activist Stephanie Sena, who is still working to uplift Philadelphians in need of food, shelter and dignity
As You Sow
A tool from the nonprofit helps companies make socially good choices for investing in their employees’ retirement plans—worth $8.4 trillion nationally
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyBirmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin Interview
At our virtual town hall, we learned how the millennial mayor is revamping government, including doing something revolutionary in politics: putting citizens first
Beating the Heat
New York and Baltimore are handing out free air conditioners to low-income seniors most at risk of heat-related illness and Covid-19. Why isn’t Philly doing the same?
How Jim Kenney Lost The City
Murders raging. Trash piling up. Police both running amok and turning a blind eye to enforcing laws. How’d we get here?
Now Is A Great Time To Start A Business
A federal self-employment fund used by five states—but shut down by Pennsylvania—can help would-be entrepreneurs make a go of it. How about it, Congress?
Ideas We Should Steal – Treat Homelessness As A Health Issue
While the City and advocates continue negotiations over the homeless encampment on the Parkway, Denver and New Jersey demonstrate some much-needed new thinking
The El Explained
If you're calling it the Market-Frankford Line, you've got it all wrong.
By Rosella LeFevreIdeas We Should Steal – Police As Guardians Not Warriors
Critical thinking, empathy and kindness are saving lives from Scotland to Florida. Why not in Philly?
An Open Letter To Malcolm Jenkins
What the NFL star (and former Citizen columnist) doesn’t get about DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic posts