Topic: Philadelphia Politics

Feeling alienated from your government, at all levels? Maybe we should open it up and change our relationship to it

Our Drexel class on rewriting Philly’s constitution last year produced dozens of ideas. Here are some of the best for changing the relationship between government and the governed.

Election Day is officially November 3—but now is the time to get ready to vote. Here, everything you need to know to cast a ballot

Philly’s insider culture has long been an easy path to corruption. Finally, Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, new City policies may be addressing that.

Voting by mail in Pennsylvania or heading to the polls in Philly on June 2? Here's everything you need to know.

Elected official press conferences suddenly make for great TV. Are any of our guys at all Churchillian?

City Council wants the state to get out of its way of enacting new gun laws. Smart strategy, or a waste of time?

City Council is entertaining amending the Home Rule Charter … again. Why does this matter?

Every councilperson convicted of a crime in Philly since 1981 committed offenses related to councilmanic prerogative. There is, Philly 3.0’s engagement director says, another way: Planning

The indictment of Councilman Kenyatta Johnson is just the latest example of Philly’s most pressing political problem: Transactionalism