Elections
New Voters For America’s Future
A Conestoga High student launched New Voters to register her peers in 2017. Now her nonprofit is challenging young people to claim ownership over America’s next 250 years.
By Christina Griffith
Let All Workers Vote
Philly’s AFL-CIO President represents 150,000 union members — many of whom can’t vote in primaries because they are registered as Independents. He demands their right to cast a ballot
By Daniel P. Bauder
Ali Velshi Reflects on the Importance of Civic Engagement
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member shares the lesson his father taught him: that a functioning democracy is the payoff for civic engagement
By Ali Velshi
Another Change Election
A former Congressman from PA on voters turning out in big numbers to rebuke Trump
By Patrick J. Murphy
All the Candidates in the 2025 General Election
Who's running for Philadelphia District Attorney, City Controller and local and statewide judicial posts in on November 4
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Civics Out Loud
An iconic Philadelphia author and youth voting activist outlines a day in the life of politically engaged local students, lesson by lesson
By Lorene Cary
Reminder — There’s a D.A.’s Race
Why the Forward Party’s endorsement of District Attorney candidate Pat Dugan is good for Philadelphia
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Remove Philly’s Voting Language Barriers
A Muslim-American advocate urges Philadelphia to steal an idea from Chicago and L.A.: Make it easier for non-English speaking citizens to vote
By Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, PhD.
Is This The End of PA’s Nonpartisan Supreme Court?
Mudslinging. False advertising. The state’s richest Republican vs. its popular Democratic governor. Just what the hell is going on with judicial elections in Pennsylvania?
By Courtney DuChene
No Ballot, No Choice No More
Calling for a reform of the un-democratic process of filling judicial vacancies in Philadelphia.
By Katayun I. Jaffari, Lauren Cristella and Deborah Gross