Guest Commentary

No DA TV Debate is a Loss for Voters

Each campaign has declined at least one debate invitation. But as incumbent Larry Krasner picked his preferred forums, traditional televised appearances have not made the cut.

By Jared Council
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Ali Velshi On The Trump Austerity Economy

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains how Americans are sacrificing basic services and affordable goods for the sake of subsidizing tax cuts for the rich

By Ali Velshi

Finding the Next Shirley Chisolm

Center 1968 is a nonprofit dedicated to training Black women not only to run for office, but to shape policies, advocate for change, and represent

By Jessica Blatt Press

Be Like Ike

Drexel’s Metro Finance head looks back at a national hero and truly presidential leader (and a select delicious dessert) to make sense of what we need in this radical moment

By Bruce Katz

Why Did I Send a Book to the Mayor and City Council?

Because, as this budget season reminds us, Democrats had better stop celebrating what they spend — and instead focus on what they actually build and deliver for real people

By Larry Platt

The Wackiest Race for Local Judgeships Ever?

A Bob Brady conspiracy theory, a tax-dodging candidate and a huffing mess. This year’s low-excitement judicial races just got a little juicier

By Malcolm Burnley
How To Really Run A City

“Governtainment” in City Hall

On the latest episode of our podcast, Rochester Hills, MI Republican mayor Bryan Barnett speaks out about Trump’s tariffs — and reveals his (slightly wacky) secret to staying in office for 18 years

By J.P. Romney

The Pedestal We Put Them On

Shut up and dribble? Responsibility as role models? How to interpret the Eagles who went — and didn’t go — to the White House.

By Malcolm Burnley, Olivia Kram and Larry Platt

Can Larry Krasner be Pro-Democracy and Anti-Debate?

The DA, who is running for a third term, has so far refused to participate in any televised debates with his opponent Pat Dugan this campaign season. Don’t voters deserve at least that?

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Josh Shapiro and Moral Clarity

Wouldn’t the Governor’s principled call for it in the New York Times and elsewhere best be served by retiring the phrase “antisemitism?"

By Larry Platt