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What Would King Say Today?

In a rousing conversation at the 2024 Ideas We Should Steal Festival, MLK biographers Jonathan Eig and Michael Eric Dyson share what’s still true about the America that the “radical” and “woke” King fought for

By Lauren McCutcheon

We Resolve for 2025 …

As the New Year approaches, Philadelphians we’ve honored share their inspiring plans for the coming year. These are resolutions you can count on

By Lauren McCutcheon

Meet the Citizens of the Year

The Citizen is proud to introduce our annual group of all-stars who are making Philadelphia better — and inspiring us all to do the same.

By Lauren McCutcheon

Why Are the Winners of the 2024 Election So … Mad?

Trump won the election. So why do his supporters still seem so riled up?

By Lauren McCutcheon

Who Won the 2024 Election in Philadelphia?

The results of the November 5 general election in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania

By Lauren McCutcheon

12 Easy Tips for Reducing Post-Election Anxiety

Social media feeds with political gotcha moments overwhelming you? Scared of getting into it with your family member / person in line at Target / your neighbor with the big sign in their window? Dr. Z has advice

By Lauren McCutcheon

Things to Do, Election Edition

Get out the vote parties, concerts, festivals, art and more in the runup to November 5, 2024 — Election Day

By Lauren McCutcheon
How to Really Run a City

Impatience … One Dead Tree at a Time

Former Mayors Nutter and Reed speak with Delaware Governor and Wilmington, DE mayoral candidate John Carney

By Lauren McCutcheon
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2024

Could Universal Basic Income Close Philly’s Wage Gap?

Devin Cotten, the innovator behind a Cleveland jobs guarantee pilot that will pay $50,000 per year, will talk about how it works at our annual event on November 15

By Lauren McCutcheon

La Guía de Votantes de The Philadelphia Citizen

Conozca a los candidatos principales, desde senadores de EE. UU. hasta fiscales generales.

By Lauren McCutcheon