New Voters For America’s Future

A Conestoga High student launched New Voters to register her peers in 2017. Now her nonprofit is challenging young people to claim ownership over America’s next 250 years.

By Christina Griffith

December 2025 Good Citizen Calendar

Your guide to civic action in Philadelphia this month

By Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

Remove Philly’s Voting Language Barriers

A Muslim-American advocate urges Philadelphia to steal an idea from Chicago and L.A.: Make it easier for non-English speaking citizens to vote

By Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, PhD.

Saving Democracy by Canvassing … All the Time

The deep canvassers of Changing the Conversation Together have been able to turn out the vote before big elections. Could doing their work year-round boost civic engagement and voter turnout in the long term?

By Courtney DuChene
Guest Commentary

Philadelphia, America’s Democracy Laboratory — Again

The PA Speaker of the House of Representatives on why Hillary Clinton, Josh Shapiro and PA lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle just started a voting access revolution, in Philly

By Joanna McClinton
Guest Commentary

What PA Dems can Learn from Zohran Mamdani

It’s not the progressive stances of the New York City mayoral primary winner. It’s his practical solutions for low- and middle-income communities that appeal to voters

By Oliver Bateman

The Ballot Questions in the 2025 Primary Election

This year’s proposed changes to the Home Rule Charter address homeless services, prison oversight and affordable housing

By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Guest Commentary

Vote for Qualified Judges This Election Season

Want to know who they are? Here’s how the Philadelphia Bar Association rates them

By Marc Zucker and Matt Olesh
Integrity Icon 2025

Yu-Shan Chou, Voting Interpreter

For her deep commitment to making sure immigrant communities are empowered — and represented — Yu-Shan Chou is one of this year’s 2025 Integrity Icons.

By Rachel Wisniewski
Ideas We Should Steal

Polling Places in Jails

A way to get more people voting and make our communities safer? That’s what happened with a Colorado program Pennsylvania could easily replicate

By Malcolm Burnley