Topic: Guest Commentary

A lifelong Republican and one-time candidate reminds his fellow party members of what new Americans most want: To know they belong

A philosophy professor, lawyer, and WURD regular warns against embracing distorted histories of African American leaders and activists

As building has begun on the long-awaited park over I-95 along the Delaware River, the director of the William Penn Foundation lays out how we got here and why the process is a model for major development in the city

A former surgeon is one of more than 3,000 Americans waiting for a lung transplant — among more than 100,000 patients waiting for any kind of organ. Here’s how you can help

Last month’s annual count of unhoused people helps determine federal funding for some of our most vulnerable citizens. So why isn’t it more accurate?

A local education leader urges school officials and other civic stakeholders to come together around a singular vision for Philly’s students — one that creates opportunity

A government strategist has a radical idea for the historic park at the heart of a recent controversy over its William Penn statue

On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a local Democratic Congresswoman warns of what’s at stake in 2024: Pennsylvanians’ rights

Asylum seekers can solve our country’s — and city’s — labor shortage. But only, the head of a Philadelphia refugee support group says, if Congress lets them

Just a month after Penn President Liz Magill stepped down, a rabbi and author reflects on how culture warriors weaponized Jewish grief and forced Harvard University’s president to resign