Guest Commentary

Universal Truths

A local citizen and business executive on the lessons we need to live now

By Carmen Ferrigno
Reality Check

Even a pandemic can’t stop the murders

Philly’s homicide rate continues to rise, even during the quarantine. Where, WURD’s mid-day host wonders, is Danielle Outlaw in all this?

By Charles D. Ellison

Disaster Optimism

Covid-19 is a catastrophe. Here, six ways to turn it into an opportunity for Philadelphia

By Diana Lind
Guest Commentary

Spread the Wealth

Small businesses can’t wait years to recover from Covid-19. The president of a West Philly business association coalition sent testimony to Congress on how to ensure they survive.

By Jabari Jones
Guest Commentary

Best Game Ever

A Philadelphia father recreates a birthday trip to Citizens Bank Park for his baseball-crazy 10-year-old

By Mike Wang
Guest Commentary

Let Them Vote

Two high school history teachers urge all who care about our democracy to sign a letter today to allow all eligible voters—like the 20,000 youth in our city—to vote by mail

By Rhonda Feder and Thomas Quinn

The Long View

The Citizen co-founders catch up on the meaning of the post-Covid world

By Larry Platt
Guest Commentary

Together—Not Apart

Local Anti-Defamation League leaders call for unity—not an escalation of hate—at this time of crisis

By Shira Goodman and Doron Ezickson
Guest Commentary

Public Service Journalism At Its Best

Despite the business struggles of local media across America, a longtime former Inquirer editor says the newspaper’s Covid-19 coverage proves its civic worth everyday

By Bill Marimow

“Why Not Do It Right?”

In a clip from his show, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi calls on America to control how the Covid-19 crisis defines us. Chat with him in real time at the Citizen Virtual Town Hall next week

By Larry Platt