CitizenCast

In this Ideas We Should Steal, we look at Orange County and other communities using a Social Progress Index to measure success and happiness beyond economics.

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi points to the post-war era of 1947 to understand inflation in 2021--and predict when it will end

In the aftermath of the Dougherty conviction, State Rep. Jared Solomon and Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez have spoken out. But where, oh where are the others?

With hundreds of refugees from Afghanistan arriving in Philadelphia—they need our support now more than ever. Here, Katherine Rapin and Said Hashimi explain how.

The Guild House in Philly, a boutique hotel, honors a cadre of "dangerous" Philly feminists who initially occupied the property.

With his De-Carceration Fund, Chris Bentley plans to invest up to $20 million to radically change our unjust criminal justice system. He is our newest entry in Generation Change Philly.

Citizen Board Member, MSNBC host and immigrant himself Ali Velshi reminds us that the inscription on the Statue of Liberty should apply (but hasn't always) to all immigrants.

Join Larry Platt for an anti-corruption conversation with the only two elected officials who have long spoken out against the practices that landed John Dougherty and Bobby Henon in the federal indictment hot seat: State Representative Jared Solomon and City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez. 

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi explains why fossil fuel profits are through the roof. Even with climate disaster banging at the door.

WURD host Charles Ellison interviews Katherine Epps Roberson about PropelPHL, a new app connecting employers and workers with the click of a button

As the founder and thought leader behind the design-strategy firm Humanature, Michael O'Bryan is creating more equitable, inclusive and better organizations by reframing everything through a humanitarian lens.

After the convictions of John Dougherty and Bobby Henon, Larry Platt interviews documentarian and three-time Republican mayoral candidate Sam Katz about the history of corruption in our city

Democrats' gigantic reconciliation bill invites Big Brother into local journalism. Why does no one see a problem with that?

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi takes you on a guided tour of the insane rabbit hole that is QAnon--including indications that this cult has become too crazy for its own leader.

Join our panel for an innovative discussion about University City as a blueprint for making Philadelphia a world class city. Moderated by Center City District's Prema Katari Gupta, panelists include John Fry (President, Drexel University), David Adelman (CEO, Campus Apartments), Jeff Marrazzo (CEO, Sparks Therapeutics) and Della Clark (CEO, Enterprise Center).

WURD host Charles Ellison chats with Jo Piazza and Christine Pride about their groundbreaking novel "We Are Not Like Them."

We love athletes speaking out on social issues. But what do you do when the athlete turns out to be...not so bright?

Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi explains how paid family leave benefits the economy and asks why the U.S. is dead last for extending these rights. If our electeds in Congress get paid family leave, why can't you?

This Salvadoran immigrant is a "social worker without a title" to a community often invisible to city government. Zulma Guzman is our Citizen of the Week.

The city controller's new report on trash pickup during the pandemic finds that even our collection is uneven, declining and varies by neighborhood. Welcome to Filthadelphia...

Progressives got shellacked. Will Philly Dems double-down on democratic socialism—or finally embrace being a governing party?

The District's new magnet schools policy is putting the progressive push for equity under an uncomfortable lens. Does it even solve the real problems?

In this episode of Generation Change Philly we discover Tanya Morris and her nonprofit Mom Your Business coaching Black and Brown female entrepreneurs to be the city's next business leaders

WURD host Charles Ellison interviews Ya Fav Trashman (Terrill Haigler) and app developer Morgan Berman about using our phones to tackle filthy streets

Board member Ali Velshi explains what a billionaire tax is and how the country can be collectively lifted by it.