Why Can’t Philly Be More Like … Hong Kong?

A recent visit to the global center for commerce showed a visitor how public transit, electric cars and clean streets are all part of an abundance mindset Philadelphians deserve

By Nicolas Esposito

About that Missing $700,000 …

For the second time in three years, the School District of Philadelphia was defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. What’s really going on?

By Jessica Blatt Press
How to Really Run a City

Can Drones and License Plate Readers Make Cities Safer?

Flock Safety’s Garrett Langley on how his surveillance tech solves and prevents crime

By J.P. Romney

Can Philly Still Become “Cellicon Valley?”

Layoffs, vacant labs and NIH cuts are diminishing the once-booming biotech sector. But there is still promise for the region

By Malcolm Burnley
Listen

Ali Velshi — Do We Now Live in a Surveillance State?

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks with Caitlin Dickerson and Petra Molnar about the growing surveillance state and how big-donor tech companies are threatening due process

By Ali Velshi

You’ve Got a Blackout in PA

AI is taxing Pennsylvania’s power grid, risking even higher rates for residents, who already pay more for electricity than neighboring states

By Athan Koutsiouroumbas

It’s Not You. It’s Me

Philly-based science journalist Catherine Price reframes our phone habits as a relationship rather than a moral failing, creating space for honest reflection in an otherwise charged conversation

By David Williams
Guest Commentary

What a Typewriter Taught Me about Human Connection

A local artist has traveled America inviting people to write letters to the President on her vintage typewriter. See her March 8 at the Free Library for the Global Day of Unplugging

By Sheryl Oring
The New Urban Order

Dos and Don’ts of Running a City in 2025

Some clarity for cities in the confusing times of Trump 2.0.

By Diana Lind

Is There Such A Thing As Accountable AI?

Wharton’s latest foray into studying Artificial Intelligence looks at the regulatory, ethical and governmental considerations of these technologies

By Malcolm Burnley