The nation was birthed in Philly, and we do have some great parties — and soccer! — planned. But, as democracy teeters, are we really owning the semiquincentennial?

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at junk fees that stack up on rental leases and threaten to upend affordable housing in Philly. Seattle and other cities have begun to put a stop to the practice.

Let a goat eat it.

The annual convening of Black male educators late last year was a reminder of what can happen when Black men show up for the future

"What's your sense of where this goes?" Ali Velshi asks the former Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund. It all depends on which of two courses the U.S. takes next, he replies.

For some jurors, the hardest part of a trial comes after it ends. A free West Chester University program helps citizens who've served recover from stress and PTSD.

More than a dozen years ago, this South Jersey resident decided to join suited-up pals in a Mummers comics club. And she has never looked back.

A history lesson, including some scholarly conjecture, about Philadelphia's New Year's Day parade. You know, the Mummers. Wait. You don't?