Politics

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
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
“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