WURD’s midday host Charles D. Ellison warns that coronavirus-inspired primary delays could lead to voter suppression and a win for Donald Trump in November, but suggests that mail-in voting could be a way to prohibit that.
As coronavirus upends our lives, community organizers aren’t waiting for the government to help us—supporting each other is the only way through
How did Joe Biden become the antidote to Trumpism and coronavirus anxiety?
North Philly’s Serenity Soular is training workers and installing solar panels in communities hardest hit by climate change
Will Center City’s Biomeme, and other local medical research facilities, be part of the national solution to the coronavirus?
The highest risk to the city might be the scourge that lives with us constantly: poverty
Slam poetry changed the Youth Poet Laureate’s young life. Now she wants to give other Philly teens a chance to be heard.
WURD’s midday host praises the boldness of City Council's poverty proposal, with caveats
In another black mark on public integrity, former Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, now an employee of the register of wills, applied for DROP. Will Tracey Gordon step in?
Democratic Lt. Governor John Fetterman and his erstwhile Republican opponent Jeff Bartos will talk about their friendship next week. Are they modeling a way forward for Democracy?
Help us name the city worker who does the best to help Philadelphians. Prove what we know is true: Integrity is something we care about.
On the eve of budget season, a new report by Controller Rebecca Rhynhart looks at Mayor Jim Kenney's historic spending spree. Do you trust him with your money?
Thirty-eight states—but not Pennsylvania—operate programs that recycle surplus prescription drugs, eliminating waste and providing them to residents who couldn’t otherwise afford them
D.C.-based Black Girl Ventures is planting roots in Philly to empower black and brown female-identifying entrepreneurs with the resources they need most
Legendary educator and activist Geoffrey Canada on how to move the needle on poverty and equity, and why he’s with Bloomberg
Cincinnati has an ecosystem for nurturing, growing and capitalizing minority-owned businesses. Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director on why it’s time to pay attention to that.
The local entrepreneur has found a niche that’s poised to change lives and—finally—turn a profit
Villanova basketball coach Jay Wright’s Zen coaching may be the only antidote to the Sixers’ dysfunction
It’s too bad, WURD’s midday host contends, that the city can’t see that
The governor has proposed funds for education and transportation. Philly 3.0’s engagement director on why that’s good for the city.
Two student advocates launched Free Food @ Temple to decrease campus waste and help hungry students find a meal
City Council is entertaining amending the Home Rule Charter … again. Why does this matter?
Philly-based Strella Biotech aims to eliminate food waste, a major factor in climate change—and save food distributors hundreds of thousands of dollars
An option for a security deposit insurance program is helping landlords and tenants fill 400,000 apartments nationwide, including some in Philly. Should it become law here, as it is in Cincinnati?
The indictment of Councilman Kenyatta Johnson is just the latest example of Philly’s most pressing political problem: Transactionalism
A Philly native in L.A. reflects on the personal growth and complexity of the late NBA star
Come November, will white people just say no to making America white again?
Recent revelations illustrate Philly’s real political divide. Here’s why it matters.
The federal Earned Income Tax Credit program puts money back in the pockets of working Americans. The City’s tax collectors want to help you claim it.
The Columbus, OH, nonprofit connects people across lines of difference to sing and to serve more than 60,000 volunteer hours per year. Is there room in Philly for something similar?
