At What Price Soda Tax?

A recent TV investigative report of the city’s pre-K initiative raises questions about just what it means to be progressive in Philadelphia

By Larry Platt

Intolerance, Philly-Style

When a rabid crowd of protesters shut down a public hearing last week on the economic impact of the soda tax, the real victim was Democracy itself

By Larry Platt

Ideas We Should Steal: Urban Food Forest

Seattle’s Beacon Forest provides free native edibles to anyone in the city. Could the soda tax make it possible for a Philly group to do the same here?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Listening to Jeff Brown

He has done more to bring fresh food to inner cities than any other grocer—as with his upscale, affordable new store on Monument Road. So why is the Mayor attacking him over the soda tax?

By Larry Platt

The Citizen Recommends: Sodas With The Citizen and Connor Barwin

South Philly restaurateurs are matching soda tax revenue to donate to their local school. Join us in celebrating them

By Gillian McGoldrick

The Crack Cocaine of Philly Politics

Is there a 12-Step program for tax-happy pols?

By Larry Platt

Big Soda Responds…

A spokesman argues that our report of an anti-soda tax protest in early June was off-base and unfair

By Anthony Campisi

Scenes from a (soda tax) protest

Last week’s rally against the soda tax lacked many things—including a crowd

By Iain Levison

Is the Soda Tax Legal?

It’s likely to pass City Council on Thursday. But will it amount to nothing?

By Stephen St. Vincent

Flubbing Politics

Mayor Kenney’s soda tax initiative seems to be crumbling around him—and he has no one to blame but himself

By Stephen St. Vincent