Topic: governing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Listen: Ali Velshi on Expanding the House of Representatives
MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member believes it's time to revisit what our founders meant by "representative democracy"
By Ali Velshi