Politics

Notes From Crazy Town
An insurrectionist, a stroke patient, a TV doctor, a newspaper that’s anti-vote, and warring progressive and establishment factions walk into an election. Is the joke on us?
By Larry Platt
LISTEN: The Abuse of Indigenous Children Was Motivated By Land Seizures
Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi takes us inside a new report detailing the abuses of Indigenous children in government-run boarding schools. They were systematically stripped of their identity in order to acquire tribal lands.
By Ali Velshi
LISTEN: The Ultimate Insider on the PA Primary
Legendary media consultant Neil Oxman takes us inside politics — and throws some righteous shade
By Larry Platt
WATCH: Run for Something
See what Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, activist Amanda Litman, State Rep. Joanna McClinton and Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti had to say about the future of (young) local politics in America
By Lauren McCutcheon
Your City Defined: What Is Councilmanic Prerogative?
Philadelphia’s “You scratch my back, I’ll get you that property deal” tradition
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
How Philly Sees Philly: The Angriest Neighborhood of All
The latest polling data from A Greater Philadelphia showed dissatisfaction is high among city residents. Guess who's most unhappy?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Why Doesn’t Anyone Like John Fetterman…
…except for voters?
By Larry Platt
Building a Better Budget
Mayor Kenney has been an inveterate spender. So why doesn’t his newest budget proposal invest more in working class growth, like mayors are doing in cities from Newark to Dayton?
By Larry Platt