Opinion & Essay

Section 8 housing in Philadelphia has been the source of community and political conflict for decades — and is re-emerging today in University City.

The mayor’s proposed budget reflects a troubling imbalance in the approach to public safety, writes Keisha Hudson of the Defender Association.

Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.

Columnist Solomon Jones sees the Black women who nurtured him in the experience of Judge Jackson’s fight for confirmation.

Ditching the high cost of a botched fare system gets us part of the way there, plus re-prioritizing $9.2 billion in anticipated federal funds.

Steep penalties against unscrupulous investors aim to protect homeowners from being pressured into below-market sales.

The sight of West Philly’s own Will Smith slapping another Black man on the international stage has deeper implications than a joke about hair.

For three years, VietLead has been advocating to save Hoa Binh Plaza from demolition. Residents can weigh in on the proposal on March 23.

City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson and others aim to educate Philadelphians on how to find out if a title is tangled, and provide resources to fix it.

Philadelphia planners have reversed course on a plan for traffic flow on Washington Ave, and it’s going to compromise the safety of neighbors.

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis requires strong partnerships across every level of society, write Sen. Tim Kearney, Dr. Monica Taylor, and Dr. Azmat Husain.

Black women have a legacy of proficiency in the law. Claims that their paucity in the federal judiciary is due to incompetence are fraudulent, writes Linn Washington Jr.

A bill that passed in Philly City Council last week dramatically shifts the future of Ridge Avenue and Roxborough.

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

Equal voices and equal access continue to be more of a war to be waged than rights to be mutually shared, writes Rev. David Brown.