Topic: Michael Nutter
Watch: Mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed
The fiery ex-mayors shared important lessons for successfully leading American cities at our annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival. For starters: You have to take care of the basics.
Citizen Sports: Sideline Poli-Sci
Eagles coaches have long mirrored the Philly political eras in which they worked. What does that mean today?
By Dave Kyu
Tax Addiction
Mayor Kenney seems more committed to the soda tax than to the programs it was meant to fund. Why?
By Larry Platt
The Letdown of the Political Memoir
Michael Nutter has written a book that raises an important question: Why?
By Larry Platt
In Defense of Politics
What do Tom Wolf, Kathleen Kane and Donald Trump have in common? None are practitioners of the art of politics. Enough with on-the-job trainees
By Larry Platt
How Philly Beat Veteran Homelessness
In two years, the city eradicated a shameful trend. Here’s how we did it.
By Kyle Mountain
Great for Philly…But Not Philadelphians?
Marc Vetri elaborates on what many were thinking: Did we really need to become a ghost town to host the Pope?
By Larry Platt
Wanted: A Less Pusillanimous Mayor
As the Nutter legacy tour takes off, recent events elsewhere tell us what we should be looking for in this mayor’s race
By Larry Platt