Guest Commentary

The Reiner Family is Our Family

In light of a recent Hollywood tragedy, a Main Line recovery specialist says people who love people with mental health disorders are quietly asking: Could this happen to us?

By Kim Ferris Porter
Business for Good

The Baby Gear Revolution Launched in Philly

Baby Gear Group, now a B Corp, was named a Time magazine invention of the year by letting families rent strollers and other childcare essentials for a fraction of the cost and environmental impact. It’s now expanded across the region and country

By Courtney DuChene
The New Urban Order

Quit Whining about Travel Sports

Intense youth sports are a rational response to the hyper-competitive world we live in.

By Diana Lind
Guest Commentary

All Politics is Personal

Seven years ago, Committee of Seventy’s CEO set out to adopt a little girl from foster care. Here’s what it taught her about democracy

By Lauren Cristella

What’s a Dadcathlon?

Joseph Gidjunis and Joshua Kagi, creators of the new show Grown Up Dad, want to build a nationwide community of dads. On Father’s Day eve, they start by asking dads to … step on LEGOs?

By Charissa Howard
The Citizen Updates

Philly Joy Bank

The program is designed to give pregnant women and new mothers $1,000 per month for 18 months, no strings attached. Here’s how it’s faring — and what it could mean for future generations of Philadelphia parents and babies

By Jessica Blatt Press

It’s Not You. It’s Me

Philly-based science journalist Catherine Price reframes our phone habits as a relationship rather than a moral failing, creating space for honest reflection in an otherwise charged conversation

By David Williams
Listen

Ali Velshi Inside Project 2025 and Our Schools

The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on the Project 2025 plan to dismantle the Department of Education and subsidize wealthy private schools instead of public school

By Ali Velshi
Guest Commentary

Help Philly’s Hispanic Kids Move Forward

A new report by Children First highlights the ways Hispanic children in Philly are beating the odds — and where they need more support

By Nelida Sepulveda

Should PA Ban Cell Phones in Schools?

And, is it any surprise that legislation on the matter remains stuck in limbo in Harrisburg?

By Richard Koenig