Citizen Must Reads

Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News

Iran from both sides, bingeing birthright citizenship, the fun of freelancing, more stories that explain what happened this week

By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Guest Commentary

“Then. Now. Tomorrow.”

Representatives of the National Association of Manufacturers — coming to Carpenters’ Hall this week — encourage less regulation and more innovation as a path to the next 250 years

By Jay Timmons and David Taylor
Guest Commentary

The Legacy We Inherit

Honoring Philadelphia's Black labor history and fighting for the future of the Black workers

By Brittany Alston and Kendra Bozarth
Guest Commentary

Let All Workers Vote

Philly’s AFL-CIO President represents 150,000 union members — many of whom can’t vote in primaries because they are registered as Independents. He demands their right to cast a ballot

By Daniel P. Bauder
Guest Commentary

What Whole Foods Workers Want You to Know This Thanksgiving

Workers like this one at the Amazon-owned grocery in Fairmount voted to unionize this year. They are still waiting for a contract — and a living wage

By Mase Veney
Guest Commentary

Will AI Widen — or Close — Philly’s Racial Wealth Gap?

The choice, says a local Black business networking executive, is ours. Here’s what we need to do now

By Senzwa Ntshepe

A Modern Day Rosie The Riveter

Trailblazer Elaine McGuire is leading the charge to attract and train more electricians like her: Black women.

By Courtney DuChene

The Skills Initiative is an Idea Worth Stealing

In partnership with Accelerator for America, the West Philly-based jobs training program is sharing its successful model across the country — starting with our Super Bowl rival Kansas City

By Courtney DuChene
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Ali Velshi Asks if Medicaid Recipients Can Just Replace Farm Workers

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member covers how Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins believes immigrant farm workers can be replaced by Medicaid recipients

By Ali Velshi

What Does Last Week’s Municipal Workers’ Strike Mean for Labor?

Foremost local labor expert Francis Ryan puts the now-ended DC 33 work stoppage into context, both historically — and for the future

By Olivia Loudon