
Opinion & Essay
I’m a longtime Mt. Airy resident. Why does it feel like new development isn’t for me?
To me, the development happening now feels like it wasn’t conceived with the full gamut of Mount Airy residents in mind.
1 year ago
Fifty years of equal rights for women in Pennsylvania: A case for the federal Equal Rights Amendment
The success of the Pa. Equal Rights Amendment proves there should be a federal Equal Rights Amendment, writes Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association Lauren P. McKenna.
1 year ago
If you don’t trust the air you breathe, keep reading
A new city advisory group needs the input of people who know what it's like to smell a tire fire outside or breathe in highway fumes day in and day out.
1 year ago
Our national reckoning on race must include environmental justice
Until we recognize the changing climate as a clear and present danger, particularly to communities of color, we won’t pursue necessary systemic change, Samir Nichols writes.
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Philadelphia’s gun violence problem is a moral, economic, racial, and human crisis
Kenyatta Johnson describes Philly’s gun violence problem as a five-alarm emergency devastating our communities, adding that we must do everything within our power to stop it.
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Closing Philly’s digital divide will take influencers — the offline, neighborhood kind
One in six Philadelphians remains unconnected even after years of public and private sector efforts. More effort is needed on the ground in the city’s neighborhoods.
1 year ago
How Pennsylvania can lead the fight against structural racism in our elections
Salewa Ogunmefun, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Voice, advocates for more equitable elections through “Unity Maps.”
1 year ago
101 people have died because of traffic violence in Philadelphia. It doesn’t have to be this way
Every delay in Vision Zero projects in Philly means more potential injury and death on our streets. With more funding and action, we can have safer streets.
1 year ago
Why is the National Parks Service teaming up with PGW on a fossil fuel project in Philly?
The government’s ambitious rhetoric around climate is too often dangerously out of step with its own actions.
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What Germantown can learn from Lauryn Hill
David Rose moved to Germantown in 2016 to take care of the Black Writers Museum. As he prepares to leave Philly, he reflects on the lessons he learned.
1 year ago
Blame SEPTA, not riders, for woman’s rape on a train
SEPTA was at fault for creating the conditions that would allow something so heinous to take place, WHYY columnist Solomon Jones writes.
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These Italian Americans want Philly’s Chris Columbus statues taken down
Italian Americans have a crucial role in speaking out against the myth that we all support Columbus, or that his symbols and monuments honor us.
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William Still was born 200 years ago today. A commitment to Black lives defines his life
Historian Linn Washington remembers the prominent Philadelphia activist and businessman William Still, who challenged laws and customs that discriminated against Black people.
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What streeteries can teach us about reclaiming public space for people
The pandemic forced cities to rewrite the rules of the road and engage residents in the process.
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My dad is homeless. I don’t think Philly is doing enough to help him
My mom and my aunt occasionally see my dad under the Market-Frankford El in Kensington. I’m grateful I haven’t seen him that way.
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