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

The Price of Corruption, Part Deux

The far-reaching implications of the Fattah indictment

By Jeremy Nowak

Tackling Gun Violence

Philly is still too crime-ridden. We know how to combat it. Why aren’t the mayoral candidates talking about it?

By Jeremy Nowak

The Lost Art

Politics are in disrepute. But recent events reveal what we need most: Leaders with old-fashioned political skill

By Jeremy Nowak

The Shame of Our City

Council’s refusal to hold a hearing on a $1.8 billion windfall for the city is just the latest embarrassment from what was once termed “the worst legislative body in the free world.”

By Larry Platt