Guest Commentary

“We Have a World to Draw”

Chester County’s re-elected Democratic representative reminds other disappointed voters of what matters most: Grieve. Then get back to work.

By Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
How to Really Run a City

Impatience … One Dead Tree at a Time

Former Mayors Nutter and Reed speak with Delaware Governor and Wilmington, DE mayoral candidate John Carney

By Lauren McCutcheon
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2024

Could Universal Basic Income Close Philly’s Wage Gap?

Devin Cotten, the innovator behind a Cleveland jobs guarantee pilot that will pay $50,000 per year, will talk about how it works at our annual event on November 15

By Lauren McCutcheon

Universities Must Make Voting Easy For Students

A long-time university president reminds Philadelphia-area colleges: You are legally required to help your students register and vote. Here’s why

By Elaine Maimon

A Pastor Forgave the Young Shooter Who Killed His Son …

… Now, Reverend Christobal Kimmenez helps others do the same, while calling for greater services for survivors of crime and the formerly incarcerated

By Mensah M. Dean

Why Kendrick Vs. Drake is a Proxy War

The rap battle everyone is talking about is really about race, identity, Black/Jewish relations, and this American moment. A Citizen exclusive from a bestselling author and public intellectual.

By Michael Eric Dyson

“People Can Be Right About Different Things”

Checking in with a writer and photographer at Penn’s Daily Pennsylvanian, on covering protests, a presidential resignation and the pro-Gaza encampment on campus this year

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The New Urban Order

The Supreme Court Will Decide if Homelessness is a Crime

How will the ruling in City of Grants Pass, Oregon, v. Gloria Johnson affect how Philadelphia addresses our own homelessness crisis?

By Diana Lind
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Reverse Racial Migration, Misogyny and the Math of Democracy

The newest episode of our How to Really Run a City podcast welcomes New York Times journalist and documentarian Charles Blow

By Jessica Blatt Press

Is Philly Ready for Disaster?

Climate change, mass attacks and environmental catastrophes have caused death and destruction nationwide. Here’s how our city is preparing for the unthinkable

By Christine Speer Lejeune