Politics

Pundit and activist Michael Smerconish joins Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt, along with former Mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed, to talk about the current state of media and the importance of people connecting with people IRL

The Center City legislator’s proposed bill would block more than 90 percent of city building projects, just as Mayor Parker says to build, build, build

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member sits down with retired U.S. Army Col. Jack Jacobs to talk about the dangers of invoking Christian Evangelical Nationalism in our war with Iran

When The Wilma Theater set out to put on plays to challenge how we view the country’s 250th anniversary, they never imagined how prescient they were being, says the theater’s co-artistic director

Not according to students in a recent poll. A longtime university president reflects on how the new data explodes the political narrative

A free market advocate doesn’t always support the mayor’s policies, but he applauds her focus on what really matters to Philadelphians

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of PA to discuss the U.S. strikes in Iran, how the president sidestepped Congress, and what should happen next

Google’s Waymo taxis are quickly learning Philly roads, while lawmakers — and all of us — grapple with what it means for our city

The late Milton Street proposed legalizing recreational weed in 1983. A longtime local journalist wonders how we can still justify giving up millions of much-needed tax dollars

A former Bucks County Congressman parses President Trump’s spin.