Larry Platt
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Philly-based Editor & Author | @thephilacitizen | Latest of five books: "Life is Magic" coming soon
Philadelphia
Joined May 2013
For those of us who agree with most of @DA_LarryKrasner's criminal justice reforms here’s the rub: He jeopardizes all of it, the whole agenda, by not exhibiting the ability to work with anyone else to make the system fairer and our streets safer.
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The DA’s Trump-like pugilism makes you wonder just who he can get along with in order to make Philly safer
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RT @thephilacitizen: The DA’s Trump-like pugilism makes you wonder just who he can get along with in order to make Philly safer @platt_larr….
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The DA’s Trump-like pugilism makes you wonder just who he can get along with in order to make Philly safer
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#Dems are going to need many more like her -- and won't get them taking away private insurance, and calling for open borders and reparations:.
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A guest post from Bobbi Hancock, a longtime political activist from Council Bluffs.
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RT @BillieJeanKing: @thephilacitizen Thank you, @platt_larry, for this story. So wonderful to talk with you.
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Heartbreaking. But where are the #solutions @nytimes? One paragraph isn't enough. 38 children die every year from this. Give us the solution––and some hope––not just the news.
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Just saw this. One of the funniest, most real Philadelphians ever: Get well, Large Father. @BigDaddyGraham .
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“This came on all of the sudden. He didn’t fall. He wasn’t in an accident. It just happened," an emotional Ava Graham said of her father.
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RT @thephilacitizen: Catch @platt_larry and @GovEdRendell talk Democratic debates and what's on the table for the next one. Check out his p….
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Joe Biden’s brand is the happy warrior who is committed to improving Americans’ lives and has the guts to tell the truth.
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RT @TheHillOpinion: On the debate stage, let it rip, Joe. Read the full story: Via: @GovEdRendell @Platt_Larry htt….
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RT @DrexelLab: One year after the death of Jeremy Nowak—The Citizen's founding chairman and Nowak Metro Finance Lab .@DrexelUniv namesake—@….
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One year after the death of Jeremy Nowak—The Citizen’s visionary founding chairman—we check in with the first-ever grantee of the award named in his honor
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Check out my op-ed on @thehill today. @GovEdRendell and I talk Democratic debates thus far and what may be next to come.
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Joe Biden’s brand is the happy warrior who is committed to improving Americans’ lives and has the guts to tell the truth.
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RT @thephilacitizen: Ever just think: "What even is The Citizen?" Well, we've got just what you need. Tune in to our #CitizenCast and hear….
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This week, co-founder Larry Platt answered just that question. Hint: It has something to do with reinvigorating democracy
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RT @thephilacitizen: Larry Platt in “Reinvigorating Citizen in the Birthplace of American Democracy”
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RT @thephilacitizen: “#Journalism is the one institution singled out in our constitution as fundamental to our democracy,” says @platt_larr….
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Join me tomorrow at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia for my talk, "#Reinvigorating #Citizenship in the Birthplace of American #Democracy." Hope to see you there! @thephilacitizen .
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Join the Citizen co-founder for a discussion about his favorite topic: rallying citizens to engage more with his beloved city
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RT @thephilacitizen: #FridayFeeling: Some great things happened at the polls this week. So why was I tossing and turning after the results?….
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Some great things happened at the polls this week. So why I was tossing and turning after the results? Keep reading for more info!
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RT @thephilacitizen: The VP's handsiness comes from a bygone political tradition. Is it a candidacy-imperiling crisis? @platt_larry https:/….
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Former Vice President Joe Biden's handsiness comes from a bygone political tradition. Is it a candidacy-imperiling crisis?
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