Want Your Voting Rights?
Then, several voting advocates argue, you have to use them — and tell others to do the same
By Clarissa Unger, Jen Domagal-Goldman, Lauren Kunis, and Rebekah Caruthers Ali Velshi Reminds Us a President Who Isn’t Accountable Isn’t a Real President
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by professor Jason Stanley to outline how Trump is stripping government accountability to advance his "fascist" agenda
By Ali Velshi What Do We Do About All the Trees We Just Lost in the Microburst Storm?
We asked the experts.
By Courtney DuChene Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week we have 2nd Street Festival, Night Out on 9th, Herbie Hancock, ACANA Festival, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Zoo Done It, and much more
By Christina Griffith All Hail Philly’s Superpower
We just proved we do hospitality better than anyone. Now, the head of the PHL250 says, let’s make it our legacy
By Kathryn Ott Lovell The Odyssey is For All of Us
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster film is based on Penn Professor Emily Wilson’s translation of Homer’s epic. A long-time university president urges everyone to see, read or listen to the story — and support humanities education
By Elaine Maimon A Trash Policy That Changes … Nothing
The City’s former Litter Czar bemoans what could be a missed opportunity for real environmental and sanitation changes in Philly. Here’s how we can do better
By Nicolas Esposito Things to Do This Week For America’s 250th
Your curated list of the best semiquincentennial events, exhibits, and activities happening in and around Philly
By Christina Griffith Fetterman, Do Your Part To Stop Corruption
The City’s first Inspector General prosecuted financial crimes for 24 years. She warns that Congress’s CLARITY Act would make them harder to stop
By Amy Kurland “Why Was I Stopped?”
Police can legally question citizens without reasonable suspicion or probable cause in what are called “mere encounters.” But do citizens know they’re free to walk away?
By Kristen Demilio