Politics
Kids Can’t Wait for Politicians to Do Their Jobs
The state’s budget impasse is threatening critical services for children with disabilities or developmental delays. The local Easterseals CEO on what that might mean for our future
By Tim Kerrihard
Ali Velshi Says Dissent is Patriotic
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member reminds Americans that there is nothing more American than protest. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise
By Ali Velshi
What PA’s Double Budget Crisis Means for Us
When a federal government shutdown coincides with an unapproved state budget, the hardest hit will be the Pennsylvanians who need help the most
By Daniel J. Mallinson
Reminder — There’s a D.A.’s Race
Why the Forward Party’s endorsement of District Attorney candidate Pat Dugan is good for Philadelphia
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ali Velshi, “How Small Acts of Courage…Become Unstoppable.”
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member draws on the history of South Africa's protests against apartheid to show how the courage of ordinary citizens defeats oppression
By Ali Velshi
Is This The End of PA’s Nonpartisan Supreme Court?
Mudslinging. False advertising. The state’s richest Republican vs. its popular Democratic governor. Just what the hell is going on with judicial elections in Pennsylvania?
By Courtney DuChene
Is this Montco Doctor the Antidote to … Joe Rogan?
Maybe not quite yet, but Ezekiel Tayler is aiming to inform and sway voters on his year-old podcast — starting with all the judges on the November ballot
By Courtney DuChene
Ali Velshi on the Insurrection Act
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member takes on the Trump administration's signals that it may invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.
By Ali Velshi
The Key To PA’s Power in D.C.?
The state is on track to lose another Congressional seat in 2030 if we don’t stanch our population drain. Could the solution be … more housing?
By Jon Geeting
Ali Velshi on John McCain’s Lessons for the Government Shutdown
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member recounts how the late U.S. Senator from Arizona stood for regular order in 2017, and how his example applies to our government shutdown today
By Ali Velshi