City, Save Thyself

With Trump targeting cities — and resistance an antiquated model — how should Mayor Parker and others respond? How about lessening our dependence on D.C. by pursuing growth … which just might start with tax reform

By Larry Platt
The New Urban Order

The Case for a Politics of Repair

We need more of what Governor Josh Shapiro gave us with the quick fix of I-95

By Diana Lind
Guest Commentary

Krasner, Kensington, Sixers, Trump …

… and other concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025, from a Drexel University politics professor

By Richardson Dilworth
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Ali Velshi Explains Why We Have Birthright Citizenship

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains the history of the 14th Amendment and why it's important today

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi on What It’s A Wonderful Life could Teach the Next Trump Administration

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on one way the new President could avoid economic disaster

By Ali Velshi
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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

By Ali Velshi
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Five Ways Trump Can Right the DOJ

A former Chester County DA on how the incoming administration can return the justice department to its core mission

By Thomas Hogan
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Ali Velshi on Threats to The Separation of Church and State

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains the threat far-right Christian nationalist groups represent to the separation of church and state

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi on How to Hold the Line Against Dictatorship

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews Filipina journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, author of How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi Talks About Tariffs

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains what these import-export taxes are, who'll benefit from them — and who'll pay for them

By Ali Velshi