Snow, a Mayor’s Kryptonite

It's been 11 days since snowmageddon. How's Cherelle Parker doing?

By Larry Platt

Are You There, Constitution Center? It’s Me, a Citizen

Jeffrey Rosen is out. Now, the NCC must decide if it will remain a genteel place of scholarship or become the antidote to the threat to democracy

By Larry Platt

What’s Rochelle Bilal Smoking?

Progressives cheered, but the Sheriff’s viral press conference about Trump and ICE was a spectacle Philly can ill afford on the national stage right now

By Larry Platt

Whose 250th Is This Anyway?

The nation was birthed in Philly, and we do have some great parties — and soccer! — planned. But, as democracy teeters, are we really owning the semiquincentennial?

By Larry Platt

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

Amy Gutmann’s American Story

Last week at the Weitzman Museum of Jewish History, the former Penn president and US Ambassador to Germany reminded us what it takes to repair the breach

By Larry Platt

Hello? Board Leadership? Are you There?

The Art Museum sacking of Sasha Suda is the latest story to raise questions about nonprofit governance in Philly.

By Larry Platt

New Media for a New Philadelphia Age

The Citizen just bought storied Philadelphia magazine. Here’s why

By Larry Platt

Larry Krasner, Meet Harry Truman

In the aftermath of the tragic Kada Scott murder, the D.A. has said the buck stops with him. Or was he actually passing it?

By Larry Platt

SEPTA, The Art of The Ordeal

Compromise may finally be in the air. Some thoughts (including a Mellencamp cameo?) on the politics behind our budgetary fiasco — and why a win/win has been so elusive

By Larry Platt