CitizenCast

Hope may be infinite, Martin Luther King, Jr. told us. But it requires action to keep hope alive — and make meaningful change happen

Alan Horwitz, the Sixth Man, is a lifelong 76ers fan, the philanthropist behind a new $38 million Philly Youth Basketball facility and an NBA technical foul recipient

On this episode of How To Really Run a City, Legendary Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey -- who served in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, where he oversaw a 28 percent drop in homicides -- returns for a powerful conversation about public safety, and how keeping cities safe is a job that goes beyond fire and police departments.

Roxanne sits down with Princeton professor Majora Carter and Randall Wyatt of Taking Ownership PDX to discuss gentrification and what local communities can do to manage the encroachment

And Hungary's Victor Orban? And Kim Jong Un? MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi breaks down one of the most absurd comparisons in modern political history.

Indrayudh "Indy" Shome is inspiring students across the city to make their voices heard. For this, we have chosen him as the Citizen's 2023 Educator of the Year.

Is Kenyatta Johnson, the new President of Philadelphia City Council a new boss, or is he same as the old boss?

Molly Baldwin is the founder and CEO of Roca, an organization fighting violence, racism and poverty. "If we want to help people who are at elevated risk," Baldwin said at our 2023 Ideas We Should Steal Festival, "we need to give them skills to address their trauma and take a pause when considering their next actions."

Paul Levy is receiving the Citizen of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades-long commitment to making Center City welcoming to all

Philadelphians invented a whole bunch of stuff. Here are ways to celebrate Philly firsts — on the first of this new year.