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The Escalating Fight For Voting Rights Ahead of The Midterms

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member sits down with political commentators Harry Sisson and Joe Walsh to discuss Trump's threats to our free and fair elections

By Ali Velshi

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week we welcome StorySLAM, not one but two comedy festivals, National Liberty Museum's Great American Tailgate, the 100th birthday of the Ben Franklin Bridge, and much more

By Christina Griffith
Guest Commentary

The Region’s Most Underrated Economic Engine is Hiding in Plain Sight

Drive-to experiential resorts within two hours of Center City are quietly becoming a local economic engine. Philadelphia's civic leadership should treat them like one

By Josh McCallen

America Belongs to All of Us

Patriotism has never meant pretending America is perfect. It has always meant believing the country is yours to improve

By Patrick J. Murphy

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

How Soccer Saved Our 250th

Celebrating the founding of our country when it feels like everything is falling apart? Really hard. Celebrating the Philadelphia that’s been hosting the World Cup? Easy

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Good Citizen Calendar, July-December 2026

Your guide to civic action in Philadelphia, all year long

By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

Clean Air is Patriotic

A future pulmonologist sees the confluence of the country’s 250th and extreme heat wave in Philadelphia as a sign we need to reverse course on climate change

By Eric Balaban
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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