Topic: Jim Kenney

Jim Kenney’s Gut Check

Zero-based budgeting is more radical than it sounds. Does the would-be mayor really have it in him to adopt it?

By Larry Platt

Solutions In Lieu of Taxes

Political consultant Ken Smukler has a bold plan for how universities can make the city better. Now all he has to do is convince Jim Kenney to think big

By Larry Platt

Run, Bill, Run

To be worthy of our history and maybe to make Jim Kenney a better mayor, we need an independent candidate. Who knows?  Maybe it could jumpstart real change

By Larry Platt
New Blood

The Empire Strikes Back

Will the new City Council represent a shift toward reform and problem-solving—or will the new boss be the same as the old boss?

By Larry Platt

When Racial Math No Longer Adds Up

The lesson of yesterday’s election is less about Jim Kenney’s victory than it is about Anthony Williams’ defeat.

By Jeremy Nowak

The Chicago Election and The Philadelphia Story

The lesson of Chicago’s mayoral election is that undecided voters will choose managerial competence over populist anger. Are you listening, Williams, Kenney and Abraham?

By Jeremy Nowak

Philly’s 13th Check

Thanks to a Jim Kenney bill, we’re paying out bonuses we can’t afford. Let the pandering begin.

By Jeremy Nowak