CitizenCast

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi spotlights the civil war raging in the Michigan GOP. "States have become laboratories of autocracy," and what's happening right now in Michigan is a "giant mess."

On this episode of The Fix, Larry Platt looks at Judge Jeffrey Schmehl's lax sentencing of John Dougherty's co-conspirators, which shows that corruption flourishes when punishment meets the Philly Shrug

Noise pollution adversely affects marginalized communities in Philly and other cities. Is there a way to find peace and quiet here?

On this episode of Citizen Of The Week, Roxanne Patel Shepelavy spotlights Vivek Babu, the Drexel undergraduate student president who worked to ensure his classmates are granted a day off in order to cast their ballot this year

At our Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Pulitzer Prize winning MSNBC reporter Trymaine Lee spoke with Damon Packwood, executive director of Gameheads, about Black and Brown youth using game design as a form of therapy for themselves and those around them.

On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi highlights the documentary "The ABCs of Book Banning." He brings on two past guests featured prominently in the film, author George M. Johnson and the 101-year-old Grace Linn.

Philly is blowing its chance to use American Rescue Plan funds on intractable problems. Will Parker follow Shapiro's "invest and grow" plan?

On this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, lots of kids feel socially isolated — especially at lunchtime. A nonprofit called Beyond Differences is working to change that with No One Eats Alone.

On this episode of Guest Commentary, a former orthopedic surgeon and lung transplant recipient tells his story. Thousands of Americans are waiting for organ donors to save their lives. You can help.

Will the push to unionize small local coffee shops in Philly signal the death knell of the neighborhood cafe?

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi brings us the history of Ralph Bunche, the first Black recipient of the Nobel Prize and a champion for peace in the Middle East.

Neither Mayor Parker, Council President Johnson nor Majority Leader Gilmore Richardson have CEO experience. How will they learn leadership?

On the third and final installment of our conversation with legendary Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey, our How To Really Run A City co-hosts hit him with the questions we all have on our minds: What separates good technology from dangerous tech? What role can data play? And has the power of police unions gone too far?

The iconic Philadelphia brand-maker, photographer, chef talks to Italian American father and son shop owners Big Nick and Lil' Nick

The Point in Time (PIT) count of people living on the streets or in shelters helps determine federal funding. It turns out to be fairly inaccurate. 

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi reminds us that we used to have diplomatic talks with Iran that could address the conflicts bursting out across the Middle East. After Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal, however, those avenues slammed shut.

Voter turnout in Philly, the biggest city in our key swing state, is way down. Are we about to end democracy after saving it four years ago?

Do you know an amazing city worker? Nominate them for our 4th annual Integrity Icon Awards. This is what qualifies them.

Penn alums and a Grays Ferry organization partner to open a community grocer that will provide healthy cooked meals to SNAP recipients--something that couldn't be done before.

Heart disease kills one in three women every year. Temple cardiologist Deborah Crabbe is on a mission to change that.

...is "putting unity over justice," says Kermit Roosevelt, constitutional law professor at Penn. MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi asks him to explain.

Student protestors and bullying Trustees at Penn shed far more heat than light. It's a different story at neighbor Drexel. Why?

On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi shines a light on North Dakota, home to some of the most draconian attempts to ban books. He speaks with Taylor Brorby, North Dakotan and author of "Boys and Oil," about the importance of keeping libraries free of censorship.

During our Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Pulitzer Prize winning MSNBC reporter Trymaine Lee spoke with Damon Packwood, executive director of Gameheads, about using game production as a pathway to tech industry success for Black and Brown youth.  

Forget kid-friendly cities. A city that answers to the needs of parents helps all residents, young and old.