Topic: governing
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Are We in a Nonprofit Bubble?
UArts. Benefits Data Trust. The Free Library Author Series. Resources for Human Development … Is the nonprofit sector imploding? What the hell’s going on?
By Larry Platt![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Downtown-St.-Louis-Header_Gateway-Arch-National-Park-791x400.jpg)
Winning the Decade
Drexel’s Metro Finance head talks to Greater St. Louis CEO about how the Missouri city turned pandemic tragedy into urban prosperity. Hint: It’s all about jobs
By Bruce Katz![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PhiladelphiaSkyline_WeFilmPhilly_04_rgb_72-1-791x400.jpg)
Your City Defined: Sunshine Act
The 1957 state law requires elected bodies to hold all meetings in public, so the public knows what their government is doing. That is … a nice idea, isn’t it?
By J.P. Romney![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Senate-Chamber-791x400.webp)
Should We Protect States’ Rights?
When does federal oversight impinge on the needs of local citizens? A local public policy professional wonders: Is it time to abandon the 17th Amendment?
By Jemille Q. Duncan![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Phillips_Young_Gilmore_Richardson_Thomas-791x400.jpg)
More Age Diversity, Please
A young local public policy professional says adding term limits would cycle out politicians who’ve overstayed their welcome — and invite new, younger leaders into the legislative mix
By Jemille Q. Duncan![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/City-Hall-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Serve Your City
Tune out the naysayers, says a former city worker, and take a job in City government. Philly and you will benefit
By Raymond Smeriglio![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/human-serving-ai-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: Humans Must Control Human-Serving AI
Benefits Data Trust’s CEO — an AI advisor to the president — on what we must remember when using machines to deliver services to humans
By Trooper Sanders![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Washington_Constitutional_Convention_1787-791x400.jpg)
Politics is the Power Struggle Some Founders Foresaw
Our country’s earliest politicians predicted today’s political divides — and their motivations: a hunger for power
By Jemille Q. Duncan