Topic: Guest Commentary

In Philadelphia, school closures are not the real debate, says the head of an educational nonprofit. It’s what educators plan to do inside those schools that matters

From public parks to open source software, Philadelphia’s wealth of donated labor needs a professional boost to really thrive

Historic properties deserve preservation, but a circa 2019 loophole unfairly limits nearby residents’ input, says an attorney and concerned neighbor

Individual faith groups have begun the work of grassroots reparations for Black Philadelphians. Imagine, the movement’s organizer asks, if we could get 100 congregations on board?

Want to grow our city? The path, the Center for Black Educator Development’s founder argues, is through our children’s classrooms

The CEO of a statewide anti-hunger nonprofit makes the argument that Pennsylvania must integrate food into healthcare

An advocate for people with disabilities sees Pennsylvanians losing their independence because of PA’s meager reimbursement rates for at-home care

Ideas are out there, in places like New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh, to mitigate federal cuts. A local tax and economic policy analyst asks: Why doesn’t Philly steal them?

If we want people who work in Philly to be able to live in Philly, change must start with bringing down the wage tax, argue champions of commercial real estate and urban development

City Council has one chance to get rideshare taxation right, says an urbanist and strategist. His solution combines the ideas of Parker, Uber and economics 101