Citizen Must Reads

Your Weekly Guide to Surviving the News

Taxing the rich, spending less on food, an EPA red herring, Jesse Jackson’s fashion statements and more smart stories that explain what happened this week

By Lauren McCutcheon
How to Really Run a City

Mayors Confronting ICE — and Ice

In a special episode of our podcast, former Mayors Kasim Reed of Atlanta and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia delve into the recent twin crises facing city leaders across the country

By J.P. Romney
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Ali Velshi Explains The Surveillance Tools Ice is Using

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks with technology journalist Jacob Ward about how ICE is tracking us and the threat that represents to our free speech and due process

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi On Boycotting The Corporations Enabling ICE

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member covers how businesses support ICE and what Americans can do to hold them accountable with the power of economic withdrawal

By Ali Velshi

Lessons in Resistance for Philadelphia from Minneapolis

What ideas can Philly steal from the years-old protest movement in the Minnesota city?

By Bradford Pearson
Guest Commentary

Even Your Kids Know What ICE Is Doing Is Wrong

Violence against immigrants and their supporters has come to our neighborhoods. Two young Welcoming Center workers have found hope in the next generation of Americans

By Louise Bittout and Sofian Zapf
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Ali Velshi on Violence Between the State and its Citizenry

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member sits down with historian Jon Meacham for an analysis of activism and state violence in this moment in American history

By Ali Velshi

​​What’s Rochelle Bilal Smoking?

Progressives cheered, but the Sheriff’s viral press conference about Trump and ICE was a spectacle Philly can ill afford on the national stage right now

By Larry Platt
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Ali Velshi and the King Family On Making The World One In Brotherhood

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member talks with Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King about Dr. King's legacy, and the soul of America

By Ali Velshi
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Ali Velshi Wants You to Know Your Rights When it Comes to ICE

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member sits down with Minnesota State Representative Aisha Gomez about last week's deadly shooting and how citizens can respond to ICE in their communities

By Ali Velshi