Citizen Must Reads

Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News

Political violence, opportunity zones, re-illegalizing weed (but not cocaine traffickers) and more news from the week that was.

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

20+ Black-Owned Businesses That Do Good

Shops, cafés, pizza and water ice joints, beauty boutiques, bookstores, and even an auto mechanic whose Black owners are committed to making our city better

By Amber Burns and Charissa Howard

New Voters For America’s Future

A Conestoga High student launched New Voters to register her peers in 2017. Now her nonprofit is challenging young people to claim ownership over America’s next 250 years.

By Christina Griffith
Citizen of the Week

The Man Who May Save Philly’s Small Businesses

Jigar Mehta led an effort to spare small businesses from a shocking tax increase next year wrought by Mayor Parker’s new tax plan. Will it become law?

By Malcolm Burnley
Guest Commentary

Let All Workers Vote

Philly’s AFL-CIO President represents 150,000 union members — many of whom can’t vote in primaries because they are registered as Independents. He demands their right to cast a ballot

By Daniel P. Bauder
Citizen of the Week

Rob Lawless and his 10,000 Friends

The 34-year-old Philadelphian has spent the last decade connecting with his fellow humans. So far, he’s met 7,000 — and counting

By Rachel Wisniewski

Market East Needs More … Everybody

More residents, more workers, more tourists, according to a local housing advocate

By Jon Geeting
Business for Good

The Baby Gear Revolution Launched in Philly

Baby Gear Group, now a B Corp, was named a Time magazine invention of the year by letting families rent strollers and other childcare essentials for a fraction of the cost and environmental impact. It’s now expanded across the region and country

By Courtney DuChene

An Ask From Some Higher Powers

Citizen Media Group CEO/President on why what we do matters now more than ever — and how you can keep us going.

By Larry Platt
Book Excerpt

The Caring Company

A new book argues that corporations must orient their core activities away from profits if capitalism is to survive, and thrive, in this present moment.

By Isaac Getz and Laurent Marbacher