Politics

Philadelphia's FY27 budget and the failure to think bigger, says a former member of Philadelphia City Council

A former Philly Congressional candidate on what he wants his progressive friends to know about the G-word

Is the now inevitable election of Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb to Congress part of a trend that should have us asking: Where have all the serious people gone?

A progressive Democrat with “firebrand” vibes is poised to represent PA’s 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives

All the candidates — Democratic and Republican — on Philadelphians’ ballots today, May 19, 2026

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by MS NOW's Kabir Khanna and pollster Celinda Lake to discuss how gerrymandering could motivate voter turnout

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member outlines how Trump’s request that Republican states redistrict to hand his party a midterm advantage has spiraled into an effort at stamping out Black representation in Congress.

Local debates around Gaza, school closings, and ICE all raise the same question: Does anyone care about actual governing, or has Philly fully entered the age of the political grandstand?

A former City Council staffer on how political change requires voters to stop the hypocrisy in our politics

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member discusses how the Trump administration's is trying to cast reporting on the facts and criticizing the president as the cause of political violence