Opinion
OPINION: White People, Only You Can Stop the Next Charlottesville
The moment I came out of the womb, I already had two strikes against me: being black and gay in a nation that continues to […]
OPINION: The One Big Thing Missing From Allan Domb’s Plan to Grow the City
As we’ve unfortunately learned, some business leaders may not be the most effective political leaders. But Allan Domb doesn’t fall into that category. Since taking […]
OPINION: Where Are All the Conservatives on Your Best of Philly List?
Ed Note: We had a lot of fun putting together this year’s Media, Politics & People (aka “The 38 Philadelphians We Love”) portion of our […]
OPINION: The Phillies Should Cool It With the Wall of Fame
We all know, if we’re being completely honest with ourselves, that the Phillies are really a miserable, losing franchise. That’s what makes our titles in […]
OPINION: Activists Encouraged by New DOJ Involvement in Police Shooting Incident
When it was clear that Jeff Session would indeed assume the top leadership role at the U.S. Department of Justice, activists and city officials around […]
Long Live Center City Sips
For an opposing view, read Joe Trinacria’s “Center City Sips Has to End. Now.” It may be because I met my husband in an after-hours […]
Center City Sips Has to End. Now.
For an opposing view, read Sandy Hingston’s “Long Live Center City Sips.” I haven’t been to Center City Sips in a couple of years. Not […]
OPINION: Now Isn’t the Time for Marginalized People to Compromise
This week has shown marginalized communities that our adversaries are still alive and well. On Wednesday, President Trump announced plans to ban transgender individuals from […]
OPINION: What New Jersey Really Should Do to Decrease Smoking
I used to smoke up until my mid-20s. And then I stopped. Partly because I married a nonsmoker, but also because I started seeing this […]
OPINION: Philly Millennials Need to Up Their Game
Disclaimer: This is not another hit piece by a Boomer or Generation X-er targeting millennials — this one is by a millennial. While the rest […]
OPINION: Where Are All You “Activists” When We Really Need You?
For anyone who professes to care about the issues black people face regarding policing, an important event in the relationship between the public and police […]
Bring Back the Fairmount Park Guard
When the neighbors in expensive homes near Fairmount Park’s Devil’s Pool recently complained of trash, debris, and decadent behavior from the many visitors to Philadelphia’s […]
Seattle Will Now Be Taxing Its Rich. Should Philly Be Doing the Same?
Looks like the city of Seattle’s at it again. Despite a recent independent study conducted by the University of Washington that found that the city’s […]