Topic: Ideas We Should Steal

Plus: An economically-savvy New York City housing project fosters community, and Seattle glamorizes waste disposal

Plus: Vertical farming reduces the environmental impact of farming, and a restaurant that embraces immigrants and provides them with training

Plus: A Southern city stops "debating" climate change and acts, and teaching young adults in New Orleans how to code

Plus: A report by the World Bank on addressing mental health conditions of people affected by conflict, and the scaling of urban agriculture in Denmark

Michigan and Ohio courts use an online system to adjudicate simple cases in a fraction of the usual time. In Philly, it could resolve over 450,000 cases a year

Cities around the country have replaced Columbus Day with a celebration of native people. In Philly, we celebrate a fairy tale that isn’t even historically true. Isn’t it time that changed?

Cities around the country are moving local elections to even years, when turnout is (relatively) robust. In Philly, that could mean around 190,000 more people voting for the next mayor

New York City has had great success collecting back taxes. Why don’t we do what they’ve done?

Some 15,000 Philly charter school students started school already. Following their lead could benefit all Philly families.

In Denmark, students learn empathy the way they learn math, in school. Not coincidentally, the Danes are the happiest people on earth