CitizenCast

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

In this presentation from our Ideas We Should Steal Festival, Erin Harkey, Chicago's arts commissioner, talks about that city's Arts 77 program which uses city government to push public art

Looking at the election math, candidate messaging and campaign skills, the winner according to Katz will be...

Elaine Maimon believes Temple's next president must transform Temple into a model of 21st-century reform. Here's what needs to be done.

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi points out what is really causing American children harm. It's not books or photos of Michelangelo's David. Velshi looks to Japan as an example of adults taking an active role in protecting children in schools. 

In this episode of the Ultimate Job Interview, 6abc anchor Jim Gardner mediates a Q&A between the mayoral candidates where the candidates themselves (and a couple of audience members) ask the questions. 

Many Americans must fight cancer and their health insurance at the same time. One of our editors passionately explains how there is a cutting-edge treatment for glioblastoma, but insurance companies are prioritizing profit over healthcare.

Join us for part 2 of this emotional panel from our Ideas We Should Steal Festival. Hosted by Emily Bazelon, criminal justice reporter for the New York Times, we hear stories of hardship and redemption and a light at the end of the tunnel. Bazelon speaks with Marc Howard (director of Georgetown's Prisons and Justice Initiative) and Cherri Greg (co-founder of the Law and Justice Journalism Project)...

Dice Raw's New Freedom Theatre tells stories of Black Americans which are critical to understanding the American experience

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi breaks down the fundamentals of our banking system and suggests one policy change that would prevent banks from taking risks and collapsing.

The race for mayor is heating up ... on TV. Rebecca Rhynhart, Allan Domb, Jeff Brown, Cherelle Parker and Helen Gym leap into the fray.

In this guest commentary, a North Philly native who was shot, spent time in prison, and now works in schools offers ways to engage local youth to end gun violence

In this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at Columbus, Ohio and Memphis, Tennessee, where their sports teams (the Columbus Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies) encouraged citizens to get out and pick up litter. Could a similar contest help clean up Philly streets?

Join us for part 1 of this emotional panel from our Ideas We Should Steal Festival. Hosted by Emily Bazelon, criminal justice reporter for the New York Times, we hear stories of hardship and redemption and a light at the end of the tunnel. Bazelon speaks with Marc Howard (director of Georgetown's Prisons and Justice Initiative) and Cherri Greg (co-founder of the Law and Justice Journalism Project)...

On this episode of #VelshiBannedBookClub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi interviews Meg Cabot about her book, "Ready or Not," which addresses the sex life of teenagers. "Teens are having sex," Cabot said, "whether we teach abstinence or not." 

Rendell and Street say the next mayor and Council should determine the fate of a new Sixers arena. Mayoral candidates, however, say ... ?

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi reveals the history of Walgreens up and through its strange kowtowing to conservative pro-life groups by refusing to offer safe and effective abortion pills. Even in states where it's still legal. 

For all of the seeming division in our country, there  are leaders out there who are committed to bringing people  together  to achieve real change. Helming that charge? Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, who joined co-hosts Reed, Nutter, and Platt to talk about bipartisan collaboration and good ol' pragmatism.