Activism

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains how media consolidation led to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension — and how ordinary Americans used the tools of democracy to fight for freedom of speech

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member highlights ordinary Americans displaying civic courage and engaging in small acts of resistance

The Citizen turns 10 today! Here, 10 ways you have helped us make an impact in the last decade

Every day, the owners of a Rittenhouse Square cafe practice gratitude for their journey through addiction and homelessness— by caring for Philadelphians going through the same

The Chinatown hub launched to organize protest against the proposed Center City 76ers arena. Now it's a student-led third space for building community and having an impact

The horticulturist created an urban garden on an abandoned Northeast Philly lot to heal the land and community members like her beloved late grandfather: veterans

Foremost local labor expert Francis Ryan puts the now-ended DC 33 work stoppage into context, both historically — and for the future

Catching up with the anonymous artist MIW peppering Philadelphia with realistic street signs promoting pro-labor, pro-SEPTA, and anti-Trump messages

The pooled-funding collaborative Repositioning Fund is helping nonprofits survive and grow by doing the hard thing — completely changing

The owner of South Philly Barbacoa and Casa Mexico has earned the highest honors for chefs in America. But that’s just the start of her most important work