Topic: U.S. Politics
Charlottesville Comes to the Capitol
A day after thugs waving confederate flags and wearing “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirts breached the Capitol, a talk with a Trump-supporting Republican state senator offers some hope
By Larry Platt
The Politics of Witch Hunting
A local theater director on how Trump’s post-election Republican enablers have thrust us into a real-life version of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
By David Bradley
The New RFK?
The election results reveal the potential for a transformative new coalition—if Joe Biden and progressives have the guts to go there
By Larry Platt
Five Things We Learned About U.S. Rep Chrissy Houlahan
The first-term congresswoman from PA joined The Citizen for a virtual town hall to talk about the unique way she’s disrupting politics for the better
By Jessica Blatt Press
The Mensch Postulate
How did Joe Biden become the antidote to Trumpism and coronavirus anxiety?
By Larry Platt
Next Steps
Could help be on the way for Main Street businesses? Here, a rundown of the relief bills and programs that, if Congress acts, might just help
By Bruce Katz, Beth Bafford, Jamie Rubin, Michael Saadine and Colin Higgins
Philly is Key to Trump’s PA Strategy
It’s too bad, WURD’s midday host contends, that the city can’t see that
By Charles D. Ellison
A Congress of Telemarketers
On the eve of the U.S. Senate debate, former upstart candidate John Fetterman says dialing for dollars is killing democracy
By Larry Platt
Reverend Run
Bill Golderer’s longshot campaign for Congress may be a suicide mission. But is a shot of spirituality just what our politics needs?
By Larry Platt
Dwight’s Trifecta
Dwight Evans has made his move. Is he about to become one of the two most effective Philly powerbrokers—who are not named Bob Brady?
By Jeremy Nowak