CitizenCast

On this episode of Guest Commentary, Philadelphia's next mayor needs to capitalize on the city's successes to bring us out of poverty, improve quality of life, and more

This business empowers Black and Brown real estate developers and small businesses by helping them access resources and support. It is the latest entry in our Development For Good series.

In this final episode from our esteemed panel, Citizen board member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi takes questions from the audience about the fate of our American experiment. Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, and former RNC Chair Michael Steele lend their insight. Ya Fav Trashman steps to the mic.

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi digs into the shifty practice of "judge shopping," which has made Amarillo, Texas the epicenter of conservative lawsuits. Any time judgments or policies flow through just a single person, abuses can easily occur.

Who was the best mayor of Philadelphia? Who was the worst? We asked 15 historians. The results could impact your vote on Election Day.

In this panel from our Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Citizen board member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi discusses the fate of American democracy with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, and former RNC Chair Michael Steele.

In this panel from our Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Citizen board member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi discusses the fate of American democracy with former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, and former RNC Chair Michael Steele.

Eryn Santamoor is a practical policy nerd running for City Council-at-large with big ideas for solving problems and because it seems...fun!

With so many conservative states passing anti-transgender bills, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi explains what gender-affirming care is and how it leads to a 73% reduction in suicide ideation.

Cherelle Parker spent three days behind bars after a DUI conviction over a decade ago. Here are some details to help you decide if that matters

In this guest commentary, the former mayor and governor endorses Rebecca Rhynhart for Mayor of Philadelphia. He also offers advice and a challenge on how she should govern.

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi draws our attention to the rise in number and severity of wildfires. Could this be the year that we begin turning things around? 

In democracies, citizens ought not to idolize their electeds — even if they're people we really like. Philadelphia's mayoral race is no exception.

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi explains what the founders were trying to do with the House of Representatives and why it's failing to live up to their designs. When a single representative is responsible for close to a million citizens, how can this be government by and for the people?

In last week's debate, Jeff Brown took heat for what he said about our Delco neighbor. But the problem is really about regionalism.

NBC10 Investigative Reporter Claudia Vargas sits down to talk tech and the future of Philly with Michael Ellison, CEO/founder of CodePath.org, a nonprofit transforming computer science education for underrepresented minorities at over 50 colleges and universities.

In this special interview edition, Citizen writer J.P. Romney sits down with David Thornburgh, Chair of Ballot PA (a campaign to repeal the closed primary system in Pennsylvania), to discuss why we need Unaffiliated, Independent and third-party voters so badly in this state.

Center City District's President/CEO Paul Levy R. on how the city is rebounding from the last three years — and what new leaders must do

On this episode of #VelshiBannedBookClub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi speaks with Julissa Arce about reclaiming her Mexican roots and writing her banned memoir "You Sound Like A White Girl."

What value is a true believer if they put ideology over reason and practical solutions?

City Bright Philadelphia is a neighborhood cleanup that's also about creating jobs and a path to financial stability — and you're invited

On this episode of Your City Defined, we look at why we have primaries, how they came to disenfranchise 1.2 million Pennsylvanians, and how they might change to allow everyone to vote.

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi gives us a rundown of how long we've known human action has been changing the climate. We thought it would still take centuries for humanity to irreparably damage the planet. It may have taken just forty years.

On this episode of #VelshiBannedBookClub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi talks with Julia Alvarez, the award-winning author whose book, "How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents," has been on banned lists for almost 30 years.

There's only one candidate for Philadelphia mayor who has a clean, non-transactional style of governing