Politics
Is Trump Coming For Philly’s Housing Plan?
Inflation. Federal cuts. Labor shortages. Will Mayor Parker’s 30,000 affordable homes goal be thwarted by President Trump?
By Malcolm Burnley
Ali Velshi Thought SCOTUS Would Save Us From Authoritarianism
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member covers what the Supreme Court ruling in Trump V. CASA means for the Constitutional rights of Americans
By Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi Asks, Do We Want Cancer Research or Tax Breaks for Billionaires?
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks with journalist and blood cancer survivor on how Trump's research cuts hurt everyone
By Ali Velshi
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
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.
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
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
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