Insiders
Insider: Kenney Is Breaking His Most Important Promise to Black Voters
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. McCalla is a policy consultant who provided pro bono advice to former mayoral candidate Anthony […]
Young, Black and Dead in America
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) According to a report conducted by the Washington Post, police have shot dead 884 people […]
Mike Dunn on the Empty Desks in City Hall’s Pressroom
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from former KYW City Hall reporter Mike Dunn.) Decades of history can be found in the press room […]
Insider: Darrell Clarke Won His Needless School District Power Play
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) The laughter and colliding high-fives you heard recently in the vicinity of lower North […]
Insider: Why the Teacher’s Union Didn’t Endorse the Teacher Candidate
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) Maybe you’re having a rough fall. At least you’re not Chris Christie. Voters don’t like […]
Op-Ed: A Once-in-a-Generation Chance to Strike a Great Deal with Comcast
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writers Hannah Sassaman and Gretjen Clausing.) Thousands of Philadelphians live their lives online. Coordinating with coworkers. Connecting with […]
Insider: Mayor-to-Be Kenney, Please Make Poverty a Cabinet-Level Priority
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) Philadelphia’s problematic poverty rate is an issue that demands strong action, and a cabinet-level position […]
Insider: What Philly Mag’s Awful Cover Reveals About School “Choice”
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. Check Citified next week for a different take from at-large City Council candidate Helen Gym.) […]
Op-Ed: 3 Huge Problems With Philly Mag’s Take on Charter Schools
Last week, Philadelphia Magazine weighed in on String Theory Charter School’s $55 million purchase of the former GlaxoSmithKline building in Center City. In an age […]
Insider: Why the Jim Kenney & Darrell Clarke Bromance Means Great Things for Philly
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) Before the primary election on May 19, the previous 18 months of a lame duck […]
Insider: Teachers Should Be Opting-Out of Their Own Uninspired Tests
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) The story of Philadelphia’s schools play like a bad rerun — principals making awful decisions under […]
Op-Ed: With Pope Visit, Philly Has Chance to Take Rightful Place on World Stage
(This is a guest column from Jon Grabelle Herrmann.) On September 26, Pope Francis kicks off his public itinerary in Philadelphia with an address on […]
Insider: 8 Years After the Final Episode, The Wire Still Has Lessons for Philly
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider.) Nestled between the power corridors of D.C. and the the captains of finance in New […]
Op-Ed: Why the So-Called “Affordable Housing Industrial-Complex” Is Actually a Good Thing
(Editor’s note: This op-ed is in response to a column from a Citified insider. The author, Rick Sauer, is executive director of the Philadelphia Association of Community […]
Insider: The Affordable Housing Industrial Complex
(Update: For a counter-argument, check out this op-ed.) (Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from a Citified insider. Expect a response to this column […]