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Listen: Velshi Guest Host Charles Coleman Jr. and Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Free Press
Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. sits down with 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones to discuss the threat the new administration represents to a free press — and the public
The New Urban Order: The Surprising Facts of U.S. Housing
The latest U.S. Census data gives a clearer picture of American home ownership — and the perils of renting
Meals as Medicine
A new, first-of-its kind study affirms the power of one local nonprofit’s medically tailored meals to treat chronic illnesses
Art for Change: “Wouldn’t It Be Funny If … ”
Comedian and Tattooed Momedy co-host Tan Hoang prefers to thoughtfully zig where other stand-ups reflexively zag — and that’s working out just fine for her
The Fix: What Is Corruption, Anyway?
The fallout from last week’s musings about the sheriff and a litany of ex-con officials who are back on the public payroll raises a lot of questions: What is illegal, and what’s just … kinda gross?
Suck it Musk?
Why The Citizen is not abandoning X despite — actually, because of — the divisiveness and disinformation that abounds
Keep the Opioids; Lose the Risk
A Temple researcher’s work is on track to radically change pain management and the opioid crisis forever
The Intergenerational Fallout of Gun Violence
Gunfire in Philadelphia has taken grandfathers, brothers, cousins, and children. The losses reflect what’s at the root of America’s shooting epidemic
No Benefits Left Behind
When Benefits Data Trust closed earlier this year, some experts foresaw a calamitous impact on public benefits access. Now nonprofits are stepping up to stop that from happening
The Canary in the Coal Mine of School Dysfunction
Philadelphia teachers “migrate” between schools at an alarming rate. A high school educator set out to find out what that means for students