Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News
Untangling Trump’s televised speech, Australia’s good example, a love letter to Rob Reiner and more news …
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
A Republican Road Map to Fixing Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act is under scrutiny again in Congress. A Wharton professor who served in the first Bush administration offers Republicans a path to reform
By Mark V. Pauly
Why I Won’t Debate Science With RFK Jr.
Anti-vaccine activists, including the country’s top health official, offered renowned CHOP immunologist and RFK target $1 million to debate them on vaccine safety
By Paul Offit
“Spare Me Your Bullsh*t”
Maryland’s Martin O’Malley talks with former mayors Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and Kasim Reed of Atlanta about the only form of governance that matters. (Hint: It’s where sh*t gets done.)
By J.P. Romney
Special Needs Students Need School Choice
Some PA public schools outsource special education to private schools. But the barriers to secure these services and support are too high, argues a think tank’s education policy analyst
By Rachel Langan
Reforming Resign to Run … Without Reform
The City law requiring elected officials to quit before running for another office makes elections less competitive. Council’s new proposal won’t fix it — without a change
By Jon Geeting
Things to Do on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day in Philadelphia
From fireworks to kid-friendly countdowns to full-on glam, there are so many ways to ring in 2026.
By Laura Swartz
Could Philly’s $2 Billion Bet on Housing Help Cut Gun Violence?
Research has found that fixing up abandoned homes can make a city safer. The H.O.M.E Plan calls for building and rehabbing 30,000 homes in four years
By Mensah M. Dean
Ali Velshi Talks Trump’s Attack on Legal Immigration
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member reports that naturalization ceremonies across the country are being canceled at the last minute.
By Ali Velshi
Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend
This week Trans-Siberian Orchestra comes to town, plus the Vintage Punk Rock Flea Market, Vivaldi's The Seasons, The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mütter, a women's lineup at Punch Line Philly, and much more
By Christina Griffith
