“Directly Targeting Hungry Children”

Drexel’s Metro Finance head on the “less perfect union” President Trump is shaping with his radical restructuring of U.S. government

This week in Philly. see AMA Supercross at The Linc, help Mural Arts at Community Paint Day, Dine Latino all week, attend a Free Library Author Series event, the One Book One Philadelphia launch, and more

Congressman Brendan Boyle says no, not after the President dissed the Eagles by inviting the “Super Bowl losers” KC Chiefs to the White House for a "participation trophy." This feels personal.

RFK Jr. just fired the entire staff of LIHEAP, the federally funded program that helps a quarter million Pennsylvanians pay their heating bills. What does that mean for you?

… and other smart takes to help you make sense of all the national news assaulting you this week

The latest edition of The Citizen’s job interviews for candidates for office featured this year’s top-of-the-ticket race for District Attorney. Both Larry Krasner and Pat Dugan were invited. Only one candidate showed up

Republican and Democratic candidates for Philadelphia District Attorney, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court in the May 20, 2025 election — and why you really gotta vote

What Percival Everett’s National Book Award-winning James tells us about the crisis of literacy in Philadelphia.

So far, Philadelphia’s schemes to celebrate the nation’s Semiquincentennial have had their fair share of setbacks and doubters. Is it too late to make next year’s celebration of America our best yet?

The East Market Street mall can’t be that bad. Right?