Politics
Letter From the UK, Power-Mad Pig Edition
Election left you feeling helpless? Depressed? A Philly ex-pat writer has some advice from across the pond
By Iain Levison
Ali Velshi Lays Out The Path Forward
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member reflects on moving past last week's election results
By Ali Velshi
Even Shapiro Couldn’t Have Saved the PA Democrats
A Pittsburgh historian on how last week’s election results may require a permanent realignment in a state Dems once considered a safe bet
By Oliver Bateman
WTF Just Happened?
The fall of progressivism. The rise of Joe Rogan. The score-settling of Bob Brady. The philosophy of Marcus Aurelius…trying to make sense of Tuesday’s Great Realignment
By Larry Platt
When Will We Start Listening to Working Class Voters?
Author Batya Ungar-Sargon and former PA Congressman Patrick Murphy will talk about the underappreciated voters who may have decided the 2024 election at our festival on November 15
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Choose Democracy
The 2024 election was the beginning, not the end, of saving our democracy. Here's what else you can do
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
How To Up Your Election Day Game
It's Election Day, Philadelphia! Clearly, you’re going to vote. There is still more you can do
By Lauren McCutcheon and Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
An Open Letter to Just-Can’t-Vote-for-Harris Voters
A plea to Philly voters on the eve of the election from a local business leader and founder of the B Corps movement
By Jay Coen Gilbert
Are Black Men Really the Problem?
Or might it just be that the Democratic Party has taken one of its most loyal voting blocs for granted?
By Malcolm Burnley
What Our Best Candidates Had in Common This Election Season
They were all outsiders, third partiers, or even surrogates like Mark Cuban. Are establishment candidates so paralyzed by fear they’ve become mannequins?
By Larry Platt