Topic: Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary: We Can Breathe Cleaner Air
The EPA is granting $20 million to help communities monitor air pollution. Now is the time, a clean air advocate urges, for Philly to take action.
By Russell Zerbo
Guest Commentary: Why Taxpayers Should Fund News
The Citizen's co-founder argued that a government bailout of newspapers was a bad idea. Penn’s chief innovation officer and board member of the Lenfest Institute for Journalism disagrees
By Roy Rosin
Guest Commentary: A Right to Diapers
A bill co-sponsored by Sen. Casey would help the one-third of American families who struggle to buy diapers for their babies. Passing it is good health, safety and economic sense, say the leaders of a local children’s charity
By Lynn Margherio and Michal Smith
Guest Commentary: The Day We Fled Kabul
An Afghan refugee who worked for the U.S. government relates his family's harrowing experience fleeing the Taliban, making their way to the U.S.—and finding a welcoming home in Philadelphia
By Ahmad
Guest Commentary: “What Do You Think We Should Do?”
The co-founder of the B Corp movement has a challenge—and an invitation—for his fellow White men in these racially challenging times
By Jay Coen Gilbert
Guest Commentary: The Folly of Philly’s Driving Equality Bill
As cities around the country work to protect residents from traffic accidents, a local resident contends a new bill passed by City Council makes walkers—and drivers—less safe
By Quinn O'Callaghan
Guest Commentary: Sprinting Toward Gomorrah
A woman’s rape on the El—while other riders did nothing but hold up their cameras—forces a Gen Z’er to confront the dehumanizing consequences of lives lived on social media.
By Jemille Q. Duncan
Guest Commentary: Vote “Yes” to More Housing Trust Funds
Ballot Question #4 this fall asks Philly voters to approve more money for affordable housing. The Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations says it’s what we need now.
By Rick Sauer and Maria Gonzalez