CitizenCast

A Shippensburg politics professor has an important message for anyone who cares about American democracy: Stop feeding the polarization beast

On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi speaks with Meg Cabot, author of "Ready or Not." Her novel was published 20 years ago, but since it addresses the question of teens and access to birth control, it has newly landed on banned book lists.

Wealthy Jewish donors revolt. Pro-Palestinian students shout. A university President embattled. The war has come to the Penn boardroom.

On the final installment of our ultimate job interview with Cherelle Parker, our soon-to-be mayor faces our former mayor, Michael Nutter, who puts her through a "lightning round" of tough questions. How does Parker fare? She asks the listeners to decide.

In our latest installment of How to Really Run a City, Kathryn Wylde, CEO of Partnership for New York, joins us to share the secrets to – and power of – harnessing a city's business sector for good.

More than 60% of people incarcerated in the U.S. suffer from addiction. Philadelphia jails could offer a model for helping them recover.

On this episode of #velshibannedbookclub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi speaks with Shirley Robinson, Executive Director of the Texas Library Association. In the wake of shameless online attacks, Robinson argues forcefully that librarians are trained professionals who understand better than anyone how to provide the correct reading material to children.

Amid handwringing over the Council candidacies of Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O'Rourke, what's the rationale for their insurgency?

On the ballot this fall, voters will decide on a Charter amendment to create a permanent Office for People with Disabilities. It's a no-brainer.

The terror attack on Israel this Saturday ought to prompt in us the moral clarity of 9/11 and Russia's war crimes in Ukraine.