CitizenCast

The link in Lancaster County between unvaccinated rates and the first two U.S. measles deaths this year is "clear." Ali Velshi weighs in.

Larry Platt writes investing in arts and culture drives local economies and brings us all together, so why is Philadelphia lagging so far behind other cities?

Organizers from the Philly Black Workers Project joined Dr. James Peterson for the Citizen segment of Evening WURDs to discuss a recent Citizen article about the exploitative nature of the temp worker industry

Food insecurity directly impacts neighborhood violence. Fighting hunger should be a vital part of our anti-violence strategy.

Why the City's support of Center City's Meantime on Market — now extended until the year's end — is money well spent

A new survey from the University of Pennsylvania revealed that 61% of Americans oppose data centers being built in their area. Ali Velshi breaks down why.

In this episode of Business For Good, one Southampton company is tackling a growing problem in pediatric care: getting children developmental therapy when they need it, regardless of language, insurance or distance 

As Philly road rage has hit the Schuylkill River Trail, one local cyclist calls for her fellow riders to show some decorum. 

Who are all those people standing outside City Hall with their bicycles? 

On this episode of Citizen WURDs, Dr. James Peterson is joined by Natalie Shieh and Sarah Maginnis who dissected the wage tax and talked about how they're boosting urban development in order to make the city more affordable for everyone.

On this episode of Citizen of the Week, one veteran from West Philly felt left out of the parenting equation twenty-two years. Today, he's turned thousands of local dads into successful child-rearers. For even more information about Daddy University,  visit this story on the web.

Military stockpiles of defensive and offensive missiles are dwindling. It would take four to five years to restock our supplies. Ali Velshi investigates the growing crisis.

To combat wartime food prices in the 1910s, the federal government actively promoted local food markets. Modern urban thinkers build on these ideas to reinvent grocery stores and combat food deserts.

CNN's Michael Smerconish moderated a panel at the Promise of Democracy 250th Summit recently. It focused on how the country can overcome the widening divisions shaping American public life, and the cultural and community tensions that have resulted. 

We consider our animals to be part of the family. Then why, asks a former pet insurance professional, don't we plan ahead for their medical care?

One restaurant in Kensington is participating in the Pay-What-You-Can movement that lets customers decide how much they want to pay for their meal. It's a no-judgment way of making finer dining accessible to anyone.

Donald Trump keeps telling Americans we're in a "golden age" of economic prosperity. Ali Velshi breaks down the reality.

The highly contagious disease is sweeping the United States. Philly currently has zero confirmed cases — a stark difference from the city's major outbreak 30 years ago. Are we more prepared this time around?

A long-time university president calls for a constitutional convention on higher education in the city known for revolutions. Penn, et al, are you listening?

Thirty percent of all breast cancer patients experience a potentially deadly recurrence. Scientists at Penn are finding ways to prevent dormant cells from waking up.

This time, we take a lightning look at takeaways from Governor Shapiro's FY27 budget

In this episode of Guest Commentary, a local political activist has an idea we should steal to bring power back to the people

Take in the most notable changes to Mayor Parker's FY27 budget in this lightning episode.

In court documents, the Trump administration admitted to terminating federal clean energy grants "to states that awarded electoral votes to Kamala Harris in the 2024 election." Ali Velshi weighs in. 

"The problems we have as a country don't go away because the federal government leaves the stage," says Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, CEO of Accelerator for America, on the latest episode of How To Really Run A City. "All this stuff lands on the front steps of City Hall." And then what? That's what hosts Kasim Reed (former mayor of Atlanta) and Michael Nutter (former mayor of Philadelphia), along with Ci...