Politics
POTUS as Teacher-In-Chief
The best U. S. presidents exemplify the traits of good teachers. Here’s what to look for, from a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon
Fear of a Biracial President
Amidst last week’s rally of 14,000 people featuring Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, there was something missing: Any mention of race from the Dems’ presidential ticket
By Malcolm Burnley
The Best Housing Bill on the East Coast?
Is Massachusetts’ new housing package an idea Pennsylvania should steal?
By Diana Lind
Ali Velshi Inside Project 2025 and Schedule F
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member outlines how Schedule F dismantles the civil service system and hands the president unprecedented power
By Ali Velshi
What Kamala Harris can Learn from FDR’s 1936 Philly Speech
A former communications director to the late Sen. Harris Wofford on how voters’ key economic concerns ultimately come back to democracy
By David M. Stone
Gov. Walz, Help Us to Fully Realize America’s Promise
An open letter to the Democratic vice presidential candidate from a local business leader and cofounder of the B Corp movement
By Jay Coen Gilbert
How to Become POTUS Through College Education
The four candidates running for president and vice president have differing education stories. That, a longtime university president notes, is a fact of American life that they must all work to uphold
By Elaine Maimon
Why Walz Helps Harris Win PA — and Beyond
A Pennsylvania history professor on how the Minnesota coach-turned-governor could be the key to making America nice again
By John Hinshaw
License to Marry
Our Philly-dwelling mystery shopper wanted to marry the love of her life — in Maryland. Here’s what happened when she tried to get a license
By Citizen Mystery Shopper
“Baruch Shapiro” Was Funny … ’Til It Wasn’t
Progressives targeted Josh Shapiro in the VP sweepstakes. What does that mean for PA … and the country?
By Larry Platt