Topic: Guest Commentary
How Nonprofits Can Fight Rising Energy Costs
Local solar energy leaders urge nonprofits to take advantage of federal incentives before they end on July 3
By Emily Schapira and Sharon Pillar
Parker’s Small Ball Budget
Philadelphia's FY27 budget and the failure to think bigger, says a former member of Philadelphia City Council
By Bill Green
When a Word Becomes a Loyalty Test
A former Philly Congressional candidate on what he wants his progressive friends to know about the G-word
By Dave Oxman
Borrow Before We Burn
What if Philadelphia applied the Free Library model to household tools, vacuums, even party supplies? London’s Library of Things does it — saving Londoners millions
By Amanda Soskin
You Can Prevent the Next E-Scooter Tragedy
Electric bikes and scooters are sending more kids to the ER. A local med student urges Pennsylvania to legislate a potential solution
By Tiffany A. Jackson
Give Charter Schools The Respect They Deserve
Mastery’s CEO urges the School Board to develop standards — and follow them — before making any new charter decisions on May 14
By Joel D. Boyd
Our Children Are Worth It, Even if Billionaires Disagree
The leader of a PA child advocacy group urges City Council to pass a rideshare tax to help fund schools
By Donna Cooper
Philadelphia Can Move Beyond Gas. Here’s How.
The City's goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050 can be reached with PGW's help
By Alex Bomstein
Ala Stanford and the Barbie Double Standard
A former City Council staffer on how political change requires voters to stop the hypocrisy in our politics
By Eryn Santamoor
Philly Schools Don’t Need More Money …
… They need more choice. A free market think tank leader urges Governor Shapiro to opt-in to a new federal tax credit program
By Nathan Benefield