Opinion
How a Willow Grove Business Made Trump Look Very Smart About Immigration
“We accept responsibility for the charges as outlined, and we apologize to our customers, associates and all other stakeholders for what has occurred.” Those words […]
Dear Philly: Stop Patting Yourself On the Back for the Octavius Catto Statue
In case you missed it, the Octavius Catto statue was finally unveiled at City Hall on Tuesday. There were lots of Very Important People. There […]
Todd Carmichael’s Push for $15 Minimum Wage Just Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Todd Carmichael wants a $15 per hour minimum wage, and he’s got good reasons.
RESPONSE: Wawa Is Working to Balance Everyone’s Needs at Broad and Walnut
I want to bring your attention to the recent article written by Joe Trinacria, “Like You, Ed Rendell Hates the Wawa at Broad and Walnut.” […]
RESPONSE: The City Was Well Prepared for the Conrail Heroin Camp Cleanup
While Thom Nickels’s August 31st column, “Neighborhoods Are Bearing the Cost of the Conrail Heroin Camp Cleanup,” contains a number of inaccuracies, perhaps the most […]
OPINION: Let’s Make History and Abolish Columbus Day in Philly
When news broke last month that Los Angeles was joining Seattle and Denver in removing Columbus Day from its city calendar, I looked to see what […]
OPINION: There’s Only One Solution to the Hate That Fueled Charlottesville
In reference to history’s most horrific events, we often utter the words “Never forget.” But perhaps as important is that phrase’s unspoken corollary: Never ignore. […]
OPINION: The City Tolerates the FOP’s Lack of Respect for Black Lives
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said that “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: We Got Ourselves a National Student Poet!
While you were packing your bag for a getaway to the beach or the mountains this weekend, 17-year-old Juliet Lubwama was in Washington, D.C., attending […]
OPINION: Neighborhoods Are Bearing the Cost of the Conrail Heroin Camp Cleanup
When the city demolished the Conrail drug community in Kensington, it was as if Carrie Nation herself had returned from the grave to swing her […]
OPINION: The Rizzo Statue Isn’t Going Anywhere
Thanks to a group of white dudes who decided to go to Charlottesville, Virginia, kill someone, and ruin tiki torches for the rest of us, […]
OPINION: “Stronger Together” Is Keeping Us Apart
If you give a damn about social justice issues in 2017, you most certainly have heard the phrase “stronger together.” And, most likely, your first […]
OPINION: Philly Isn’t Charlottesville. It’s Worse.
“Who is more racist: The North or the South?” That is the age-old question I’m often asked when I tell people I moved to Philly […]