Topic: democracy

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

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member talks with Caitlin Dickerson and Petra Molnar about the growing surveillance state and how big-donor tech companies are threatening due process

While others cower, the new Temple prez doubled down last week on Enlightenment values — and just may be modeling a new course for would-be leaders in the age of autocracy

A longtime university president points to the real threat that needs protesting

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member draws a comparison between the consequences of an infamous movement in the 1950s and today's threat to our freedoms

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member connects the dots between stripping women of bodily autonomy and stripping civil rights from LGBTQ+ Americans

The Citizen is intensely hyperlocal. But attacks on Enlightenment values know no borders. Here, a way to stand against media surrender and get clearer on national affairs without regard to ideology

City Councilmember Nic O’Rourke wants Philly to promote more democratically-run businesses as a way out of today’s political and economic doldrums

A former city worker was recently fired from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which President Trump plans to shut down. That’s a win for scammers and price-gougers

Can “transformational advocacy” transform our politics — and ourselves? A longtime democracy activist lays out what’s needed