Guest Commentary

Claudine Gay’s Enemies Are Not Our Friends

Just a month after Penn President Liz Magill stepped down, a rabbi and author reflects on how culture warriors weaponized Jewish grief and forced Harvard University’s president to resign

By Jay Michaelson
Guest Commentary

Why We’re Moving Back to Philly … Again

A former Pennsylvania political aide moved to New York City for a job. Two decades later, he’s coming back to his adopted city — for good

By David M. Stone
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Ali Velshi on the Many Trials of Donald Trump

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member reviews the current state of Donald Trump's criminal charges and court cases, and speaks with Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold

By Lauren McCutcheon

Who’s on Philadelphia City Council?

Meet all 17 members of the city's legislative body, representing Philly at-large and by district

By Katherine Rapin and The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

Who is Cherelle Parker?

Parker is the 100th — and first woman — mayor of Philadelphia. Here's what we know about her

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

The Downtown Downturn Everyone Expected …

… and few planned for. Drexel’s Metro Finance Chief on what Philly should learn from other U.S. cities to keep Center City thriving

By Bruce Katz

Should We Protect States’ Rights?

When does federal oversight impinge on the needs of local citizens? A local public policy professional wonders: Is it time to abandon the 17th Amendment?

By Jemille Q. Duncan

Jim Kenney’s Last Spin

A conventional wisdom is taking hold on the legacy of the outgoing mayor. But was it really the pandemic and second term factors beyond his control that did him in?

By Larry Platt
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Ali Velshi On Young People Who Don’t Understand the Holocaust

The MSNBC anchor and Citizen Board member laments the vast ignorance of the most basic facts of recent world history

By Ali Velshi

Saving Pennsylvania Moms

The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world – especially among Black women. State Representative Morgan Cephas is on a mission to change that

By Jessica Blatt Press