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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
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To Celebrate America 250 on July 4, Be like Hungary on November 3

Philly’s done right by democracy’s history this year, but its future will be written by engaged citizens between now and Election Day … and after, too

By David M. Stone
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Ali Velshi on Protecting the Integrity of the Midterms

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by Angelo Carusone of Media Matters and MS NOW legal analyst Melissa Murray to talk about the threats to our upcoming elections

By Ali Velshi

How to Vote in Philadelphia

Everything you need to know about voting in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania — including how to fix a flawed mail-in / absentee ballot

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

Your Guide to the 2026 Primary Election

All the candidates — Democratic and Republican — on Philadelphians’ ballots today, May 19, 2026

By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon

Tu guía para las elecciones primarias de 2026

Conoce todos los candidatos, demócratas y republicanos, que aparecerán en las papeletas de los habitantes de Filadelfia el 19 de mayo de 2026

By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
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Ali Velshi on the GOP Shifting Focus to the Supreme Court

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member explains how and why Republican senators are refocusing their political will on maintaining control of our highest court

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi Asks, If Orbán Can Lose in Hungary …

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member points to the long-time prime minister and his party's loss as a beacon of hope to backsliding democracies around the world.

By Ali Velshi

We Must Ensure Students Can Vote

President Trump is trying to make it harder for college students to cast a ballot. A longtime university president encourages us all to push back for the sake of our democracy

By Elaine Maimon

Your Democratic Committee Wants … You

Heavy turnover citywide means the 2026 election could bring more than 1,000 new representatives to Philly’s lowest elected position

By Jon Geeting