Topic: 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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Arts Define Philly. So Let’s Fund Them
Philadelphia’s arts and culture sector delivers. Public investment should reflect it.
By Patricia Wilson Aden