Politics

City, Save Thyself
With Trump targeting cities — and resistance an antiquated model — how should Mayor Parker and others respond? How about lessening our dependence on D.C. by pursuing growth … which just might start with tax reform
By Larry Platt
Where Art Thou, Rebuild?
Connor Barwin’s City-funded $21 million revamp of Vare Recreation Center shows what the Kenney-era program could accomplish — so why did it fall so short of its target?
By Malcolm Burnley
Want Your (Political) Independence?
Sorry, you can’t abandon the major parties — because Philly needs your primary vote. We also need open primaries. Here’s how that might actually happen
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
GOP’s Path to a New State Majority?
A former Republican political staffer on what the party’s surprising success in the state — and Philly — could mean for future elections
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Ali Velshi Asks Can Meta Ever Be Trusted?
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member speaks with two third-party fact-checkers formerly working with Meta about the real threats facing social media in this new era.
By Ali Velshi
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 Case for a Politics of Repair
We need more of what Governor Josh Shapiro gave us with the quick fix of I-95
By Diana Lind
Krasner, Kensington, Sixers, Trump …
… and other concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025, from a Drexel University politics professor
By Richardson Dilworth
Joe Biden’s Cloud of Shame
The president’s recent commutations of federal death sentences, according to a former Chester County DA, is part of a long record of dereliction and misjudgement
By Thomas Hogan
Ali Velshi Explains Why We Have Birthright Citizenship
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains the history of the 14th Amendment and why it's important today
By Ali Velshi