Topic: Donald Trump

Ali Velshi Shows How Trump’s New Tariffs Will Cost You
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member educates Americans on how Trump's tariffs raise the cost of goods we import, increasing the cost of living for all Americans
By Ali Velshi
The First Whole Foods Union? In Philly, of Course
A labor expert on what a White House keen on halting the labor movement means for the grocery store workers, why unions are still on the rise nationally — and what it all means for Philadelphia
By Malcolm Burnley
Just What Is A Sanctuary City?
What we know so far about the debate swirling around immigrants, Donald Trump and Philadelphia
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Would Senator Robert F. Kennedy Vote to Confirm RFK, Jr.?
RFK Jr’s confirmation grilling makes you wonder whether his iconoclastic father would have voted for his own son. What would the senior RFK’s biographers say?
By Larry Platt
This Isn’t Policy. It’s Chaos for Colleges.
A longtime university president laments the havoc caused by Trump’s temporary freeze on federal programs — and fears it’s only just begun
By Elaine Maimon
Ali Velshi On Sending Active Troops to the Border
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member explains how Trump is justifying his immigration crackdown through manufactured fear and using the military in violation of federal law
By Ali Velshi
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
Ali Velshi Asks Can Meta Ever Be Trusted?
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member speaks with two third-party fact-checkers formerly working with Meta about the real threats facing social media in this new era.
By Ali Velshi
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
Krasner, Kensington, Sixers, Trump …
… and other concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025, from a Drexel University politics professor
By Richardson Dilworth