Guest Commentary

Time for Shapiro to Ditch Corporate Welfare and Cut Red Tape

A policy analyst for the state’s free market think tank on how to grow Pennsylvania’s stagnant economy

By Elizabeth Stelle
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Ali Velshi on How to Hold the Line Against Dictatorship

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews Filipina journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, author of How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future

By Ali Velshi

Raging Against the Machine

Local progressives are taking aim at Bob Brady and the Democratic machine. Is that the conversation they should be having or does this week's Free Library visit from Bill Clinton suggest another way?

By Larry Platt

Does Trump 2.0 Mean Game Over for the Climate?

Doomism will get us nowhere. Here’s what we can do to continue protecting the environment

By Courtney DuChene

Say It Ain’t So, Bob

Senator Casey’s desperate attempt to keep his seat and his silence while supporters mimicked Trump-like rationale was not a good look

By Larry Platt
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Ali Velshi Talks About Tariffs

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains what these import-export taxes are, who'll benefit from them — and who'll pay for them

By Ali Velshi
How to Really Run A City

“You Can’t Nice Your Way To Victory”

In a post-election special of our podcast, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed break down what the hell just happened — and where cities go from here

By J.P. Romney

Why Are the Winners of the 2024 Election So … Mad?

Trump won the election. So why do his supporters still seem so riled up?

By Lauren McCutcheon
The Citizen Recommends

America Reconciled

How can we heal the virus of polarization across our civic body? A national ambassador for Braver Angels has an answer — and will share it live Saturday at Root Quarterly’s Founder’s Weekend picnic

By John Wood, Jr.
Guest Commentary

Not Another Election Post-Mortem

Instead, a Philadelphia writer looks back at past predictions about American culture to find a way forward

By David Williams