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
Guest Commentary

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.
Guest Commentary

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
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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
Guest Commentary

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
Guest Commentary

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
Guest Commentary

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