Politics
Ali Velshi On Why “Every Single Order From The President Is Lawful”… Is Wrong
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member warns that Trump's threats against Congresspeople who rightly and legally called for the military to ignore unlawful orders are a dangerous authoritarian call for violence
By Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi Explains Why Housing Affordability is So Bad
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member delves into the deregulation that made a handful of firms rich and destroyed housing affordability for the overwhelming majority of Americans
By Ali Velshi
Say Goodbye To Your (Not Quite) Weed Seltzer
Tucked away in the Senate bill to fund the U.S. government is a provision that would ban all hemp products. In Pennsylvania, which has failed to legalize recreational marijuana, that threatens more than 9,000 jobs — and $50 million in tax revenue.
By Malcolm Burnley
Could A National Health Plan Finally Be Good Politics?
A local physician lays out the reasons why it might be the right time to reconsider an old argument
By Dave Oxman
Amy Gutmann’s American Story
Last week at the Weitzman Museum of Jewish History, the former Penn president and US Ambassador to Germany reminded us what it takes to repair the breach
By Larry Platt
Ali Velshi Reflects on the Importance of Civic Engagement
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member shares the lesson his father taught him: that a functioning democracy is the payoff for civic engagement
By Ali Velshi
Another Change Election
A former Congressman from PA on voters turning out in big numbers to rebuke Trump
By Patrick J. Murphy
Who Is Larry Krasner?
Philadelphia’s District Attorney since 2018 is known for his progressive stances and … outspoken self-confidence
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
All the Candidates in the 2025 General Election
Who's running for Philadelphia District Attorney, City Controller and local and statewide judicial posts in on November 4
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Ali Velshi on Federal Judges as Truth Keepers
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member says appointed jurists aren't just bulwarks against Trump's overreach: They're documenters of it
By Ali Velshi