Philadelphia has the country's second-highest rate of package theft. Kristen Demilio joins Dr. James Peterson for an episode of Citizen WURD that looks at whose fault porch piracy is, as well as potential solutions.

On this episode of Velshi Banned Book Club, YA author Kim Johnson joins the show to talk about her novel, "This Is My America," which explores themes of racism, equality and the prison industrial complex. "Media is so powerful," Johnson said, "because it can be a voice to the voiceless and also a beacon to emphasizing injustice."

This special episode of How To Really Run a City was recorded live at The Philadelphia Citizen's eighth annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival presented by Comcast NBCUniversal. Our hosts were joined on stage by a return guest, five-term Rochester Hills, Michigan Mayor Bryan Barnett, a Republican.

Barnett is a consummate showman, as evidenced by his increasingly elaborate State of the City addresses (full-scale musical productions). Here, Barnett and the hosts discuss the importance of leading a city with joy and finesse, and how the Democratic party is fumbling the ball — in messaging and in the recent government shutdown. As Mayor Barnett points out, there really is no Republican or Democrat way to fill a pothole. You just fill the pothole.

"The moment you put your foot on the sidewalk," Nutter responded, "people are looking to see how's the mayor doing? Is the city upbeat? Is it grumpy? There's a public impact to this job."

Join us as we dive back into Rochester Hills with Mayor Barnett and explore how to really run a city with style and good humor.

As cities go, so goes the nation!

It's hard to serve others these days. That's why the United Way's Bill Golderer, along with former Big Brothers CEO Marcus Allen, is giving thanks this week to Philly's nonprofit leaders.

"This is, in a sentence, the authoritarian mindset," Ali Velshi says, addressing inflammatory statements made by Trump that critical members of Congress should be arrested, tried, and even executed.

The Citizen bought storied Philadelphia magazine. Here's why.

... and the world. There's been a lot of talk about why Michelin would be bad for Philly's food scene. But it's not the existential threat you think it is.

The Philly fave band will be back at Johnny Brenda's in December for a three-night-only fundraiser to benefit Philly schools. "It seems like a no-brainer to support educating our youth," says frontman Adam Granduciel.

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New York's Mayor-elect proved that affordability is a top priority for voters. Can American cities make rents lower and also build more housing?

"Housing isn't unaffordable because of low supply and high demand, it's unaffordable by design." Ali Velshi breaks down the real causes of the housing crisis.