CitizenCast

In this guest commentary, a bystander of the Fourth of July shooting points out a fact of gun violence episodes in America: Most are not mass shootings--they are the everyday terror that plagues communities.

It may seem that our rights have been expanding over the last twenty years, but Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi explains why this isn't so. The recent Supreme Court rulings are an exclamation point on a long running sentence.

The debate, floated by Council President Darrell Clarke and engaged by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, is proof that, when it comes to combatting gun violence in Philadelphia, our leaders live in a fact-free zone

Philly's former District Attorney shows how Larry Krasner's progressive policies fail to prevent crime — and what we should be doing differently

Recently we at the Citizen held a workshop focused on using personal stories to increase voter turnout. Adam Barbanel-Fried of Changing the Conversation for Progress (CTC) led our group with all the power of an inspirational speaker and showed us how to turn empathy into actual votes. Listen in and learn with us.

In this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look to Seattle, which is giving residents cash vouchers to support political candidates. This has increased participation from both voters and candidates. Could we do the same in Philly?

Donald Trump isn't alone in turning the IRS against his political enemies. Citizen Board Member and MSNBC host Ali Velshi sheds light on Nixon's attempt to use tax audits to punish his opponents.

The mayor's white flag-waving comments this week created a storm of controversy. But did he say anything we didn't already know? And, what of it?

WURD host Charles Ellison chats with Peter Gonzales and Nicole Marcote of The Welcoming Center about Brightly, a co-op franchise expanding to Philadelphia that provides living wages and opportunities to its worker/owners.

In this episode of Generation Change Philly, we highlight Christa Barfield of FarmerJawn and Viva Leaf Tea. She's an irrepressible leader of today's urban farming movement in the city and builds individual and community health from the ground up.