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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
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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
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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 New Urban Order

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
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Krasner, Kensington, Sixers, Trump …

… and other concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025, from a Drexel University politics professor

By Richardson Dilworth