Guest Commentary

Who’s Governing Philly’s Biggest Institutions?

And why should you care? Join the Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative on October 26 to learn more about who sits on boards in Philly — and why we need more diversity

By Kate Allison
Guest Commentary

A Better Way To Help Artists … Make Art

A developer bets that artists make better work when they live with the marketplace. A university bets on the rent. A former UArts professor weighs in on which makes for a more vibrant arts scene

By Neil Kleinman
Guest Commentary

Our Unseen Freedom

Amid the fanfare around the nation’s 250th, Philadelphia institutions come together to explore and to celebrate the freedom of conscience

By Vince Stango and Rosalind Remer PhD
Guest Commentary

This, At Least, Is Not AI’s Fault

A Wharton fellow argues that a basic shortage of options — not modern software — is behind the affordable housing crisis

By Joseph Mason Ph.D.
Guest Commentary

Protect Our Healers

Healthcare workers in the U.S. are five times more likely to experience violence on the job. The head of Penn Medicine and a local U.S. Representative want to change that

By Kevin B. Mahoney and Madeleine Dean
Guest Commentary

PA’s Closed Primaries Close Out Democracy. It’s Time to Open Them

Committee of Seventy’s CEO urges legislators to pass Rep. Jared Solomon’s bill to allow 1.5 million independents to vote in state primaries

By Lauren Cristella
Guest Commentary

The Summer that Was a Test Kitchen

Our 250th celebration wasn’t a one-off, according to the head of Center City District. It was the start of a new way to enjoy our downtown

By Prema Katari Gupta
Guest Commentary

On Opioids and Climate Change

An environmental researcher on why we must consider a dual challenge facing Philadelphians in need if we want to fix the addiction crisis

By Andrea McIntosh
Guest Commentary

Philly Black Entrepreneurs, Bet on Growth

Two eminent African American business leaders on positioning Black-owned Philadelphia businesses for greater success

By Damien Ghee and Regina Hairston
Guest Commentary

Arts Define Philly. So Let’s Fund Them

Philadelphia’s arts and culture sector delivers. Public investment should reflect it.

By Patricia Wilson Aden