Politics

Why Philly Should Care About the NYC Mayor’s Race
The winds of Philadelphia politics often follow those of the Big Apple. Will the showdown between the old pol Cuomo and the socialist Mamdani foreshadow change here?
By Larry Platt
Why “No Kings” Was My First Protest
A legendary Philadelphia reporter (and Temple professor) exercised his First Amendment rights as a citizen, not press, last weekend.
By Linn Washington Jr.
Tell Your Senators that Philly and PA Need SNAP
The fed’s proposed $300 billion SNAP rollback would hurt hungry Pennsylvanians and erase $5.3 billion in economic benefit, says The Community Grocer’s president
By Eli Moraru
The Alarming Normalization of Political Violence in America
These events, a former U.S. Congressman from Bucks County and social commentator note, are no longer a bug, but a feature
By Patrick J. Murphy and Peter Fox
Ali Velshi On Women Being Accused of Murder for Having a Miscarriage
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member discusses the threat women face as prosecutions for miscarriage, the most common pregnancy complication, ramp up
By Ali Velshi
Mayoral Misdiagnosis?
Cherelle Parker’s budget boiled down to jobs versus housing. Did she and City Council make the right bet?
By Larry Platt
Why Medicaid Matters
It was designed with children in mind, and it’s children who will suffer if federal politicians cut federal healthcare. CHOP’s CEO urges all of us to ensure Congress protects it
By Madeline Bell
Home Repairs 2.0 Hits Harrisburg
Philly State Senator Nikil Saval is working on a bipartisan bill for a new state program to help around 2,500 homeowners each year stay in their houses
By Malcolm Burnley
A Dangerous Time to be a Child in the U.S.
A renowned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia immunologist — and, as of this week, a former member of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel — lays out why the FDA’s new framework for Covid vaccines is dangerous for children and anyone under 65
By Paul Offit
An Open Letter from Bob Brady
The Philadelphia Democratic Party Chair sent the following letter to the Philadelphia Bar Association, urging it to do better
By Robert A. Brady