The Citizen Recommends

Saddlehill Winery’s The Scribe, The Sword, and the Shield

A Voorhees vineyard’s short documentary traces its land’s connections to the Revolutionary War and to the man whose hand engrossed the official Declaration of Independence

By Christina Griffith

Who Can Carry a Gun in Philly?

Gun license revocations more than doubled over the past five years. Now the Justice Department is investigating

By Mensah M. Dean
Recap and Video

“You Don’t Recycle Your Way Out of a Wildfire”

How a path of collective bargaining and self-determination can save us from an AI apocalypse, according to technology activist and author Cory Doctorow

By Malcolm Burnley
Guest Commentary

Philly Kids Deserve Private Education

A State Senator from Northeast Philly argues Pennsylvania should fund scholarships to independent and faith-based schools

By Joe Picozzi
Citizen of the Week

Natasha Agarwal

Five years after collecting her first donations, Penn student Natasha Agarwal is celebrating 250,000 books distributed to young readers.

By Diemmy Dang
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Ali Velshi on Protecting the Integrity of the Midterms

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by Angelo Carusone of Media Matters and MS NOW legal analyst Melissa Murray to talk about the threats to the midterm elections

By Ali Velshi

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week we throw the biggest birthday party America has ever seen for the semiquincentennial with music, parades, fireworks, and much more

By Christina Griffith
Guest Commentary

Doing Your (Jury) Duty

The chair of the Bar Association Board served on a jury for the first time. Here’s why he’s glad he did

By Kevin M. Levy

“I Just Played In The World Cup And My Dream Is Complete”

Checking in with Media’s own Auston Trusty, Team USA’s newest World Cup superstar, on bringing his Philly-ness to the world stage

By Olivia Kram
Guest Commentary

About that Brewery Brouhaha…

A Point Breeze resident responds to her neighbor’s dismay over the historic reuse of their local church. The city’s zoning law? She says it works

By Mindy Isser