Guest Commentary

We’re Angry About Literacy Rates Too

Read by 4th responds to The Citizen’s critique of the city’s efforts to get kids reading

By Julia Cadwallender
Guest Commentary

The Road to Mars Must Go Through Philadelphia

The leader of a nonprofit that promotes regional manufacturing on how Philly can take advantage of the $1 trillion global space industry

By Chris Scafario
Ideas We Should Steal

Stadium Beer — in Reusable Cups

Game days are amazing, but they’re also incredibly wasteful. One Oregon company has helped a number of professional sports arenas convert to reusable cups and food baskets. Could South Philly be next?

By Courtney DuChene
Listen

Velshi Explains How Trump Is Already Bored of Iran War

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by David Rohde to discuss the Commander in Chief's inability to pay attention to the war he started

By Ali Velshi

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly a new production of The Sound of Music opens, Creed Bratton is at City Winery, the Caravan of Hope rolls in, Open Streets returns for the spring, and much more

By Christina Griffith
Guest Commentary

Philly Can Be a National Model for Working Class Mobility

Here are the six steps we need to take, according to Heights Philadelphia’s President/CEO

By Sean Vereen
Citizen Of The Week

Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou, Quiet Champion

For more than 20 years, the co-founder of Philly AIDS Thrift has done good by selling people’s old, unwanted stuff — resulting in more than $5 million of good

By Natalie Pompilio

“It Felt Like God Gave Me Another Chance”

A new Philadelphia program — modeled on an already-successful version for adults — helps young people put down the guns

By Mensah M. Dean

Are Our Kids Not Learning Good?

Budget cuts. School closures. Structural deficit. Scant academic progress. Spin from District headquarters. Larry Platt asks: Is Superintendent Watlington up to being a transformational leader?

By Larry Platt
Citizen Must Reads

Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News

Politicians on Reality TV, the Elite U.S. City Not on a Map, Context for Iran, “Monitoring the Situation” and more stories that explain what happened this week

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff