Topic: Democratic Party
The Mamdani-fication of Philadelphia
Is the now inevitable election of Democratic Socialist Chris Rabb to Congress part of a trend that should have us asking: Where have all the serious people gone?
By Larry Platt
Who is Chris Rabb?
A progressive Democrat with “firebrand” vibes is poised to represent PA’s 3rd District in the U.S. House of Representatives
By Lauren McCutcheon
Ali Velshi on How Redistricting Could Backfire on the GOP
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member is joined by MS NOW's Kabir Khanna and pollster Celinda Lake to discuss how gerrymandering could motivate voter turnout
By Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi on Jim Crow 2.0
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member outlines how Trump’s request that Republican states redistrict to hand his party a midterm advantage has spiraled into an effort at stamping out Black representation in Congress.
By Ali Velshi
Ali Velshi on the GOP Shifting Focus to the Supreme Court
The MS NOW host and Citizen board member explains how and why Republican senators are refocusing their political will on maintaining control of our highest court
By Ali Velshi
Your Democratic Committee Wants … You
Heavy turnover citywide means the 2026 election could bring more than 1,000 new representatives to Philly’s lowest elected position
By Jon Geeting
Could A National Health Plan Finally Be Good Politics?
A local physician lays out the reasons why it might be the right time to reconsider an old argument
By Dave Oxman
Another Change Election
A former Congressman from PA on voters turning out in big numbers to rebuke Trump
By Patrick J. Murphy
The Woman Republicans Hope Can Beat Josh Shapiro
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity — who received the most votes of any PA candidate ever in her reelection bid last year — may already be the Commonwealth’s most successful female politician of all time. But is that enough?
By Courtney DuChene
SEPTA, The Art of The Ordeal
Compromise may finally be in the air. Some thoughts (including a Mellencamp cameo?) on the politics behind our budgetary fiasco — and why a win/win has been so elusive
By Larry Platt