Topic: Guest Commentary
An Open Letter to My Fellow Jews
The opportunity for moral courage in the Israel-Hamas war, from a local leader of the B Corps movement
By Jay Coen GilbertStop Feeding the Polarization Beast
A Shippensburg politics professor has an important message for anyone who cares about American democracy
By Alison Dagnes“We All Share A Common Humanity.”
A Montgomery County Commissioner weighs in on how we can all look out for our neighbors amidst the terror and sorrow of the Israel-Hamas war
By Ken Lawrence Jr.Officer Mark Dial Should Stand Trial
A legal expert explains why Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Wendy L. Pew was wrong to dismiss charges against the cop who killed Eddie Irizarry — and why we should also see a silver lining
By Timothy GoldenStrengthen Bonds Among Museums
In the next in a series of political and policy advice to presumptive Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker, the National Liberty Museum CEO calls for deeper investment in the city’s cultural institutions — a driver of democracy for all Philadelphians
By Alaine ArnottNow’s Our Time to be Liberated from HIV
A local queer Black podcaster and life coach on why he’s speaking up about PrEP and Philadelphia’s new HIV prevention campaign
By Eric ColeChinatown, Equity Partner
Forget a Chinatown community benefits agreement, a Philly native-turned New York storyteller says. The Sixers should offer the neighborhood a real partnership
By Alexander Narvekar HughesDoes Philly Need Rent Control?
Philadelphia once led the country on keeping rents down — and, says the director of our city’s Rent Control Coalition, we can do it again
By Karen HarveyIncredibly Affirming and Wrenchingly Sad
A few White men at the March on Washington, from a leader of the B Corp movement
By Jay Coen GilbertUrban Doom Loop … Really?
A story in the Wall Street Journal last week singled Philly out for having an empty office district. The head of the Center City District wonders: Do facts even matter anymore?
By Paul R. Levy