CitizenCast

Join us for part 2 of this emotional panel from our Ideas We Should Steal Festival. Hosted by Emily Bazelon, criminal justice reporter for the New York Times, we hear stories of hardship and redemption and a light at the end of the tunnel. Bazelon speaks with Marc Howard (director of Georgetown's Prisons and Justice Initiative) and Cherri Greg (co-founder of the Law and Justice Journalism Project).

Dice Raw's New Freedom Theatre tells stories of Black Americans which are critical to understanding the American experience

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi breaks down the fundamentals of our banking system and suggests one policy change that would prevent banks from taking risks and collapsing.

The race for mayor is heating up ... on TV. Rebecca Rhynhart, Allan Domb, Jeff Brown, Cherelle Parker and Helen Gym leap into the fray.

In this guest commentary, a North Philly native who was shot, spent time in prison, and now works in schools offers ways to engage local youth to end gun violence

In this episode of Ideas We Should Steal, we look at Columbus, Ohio and Memphis, Tennessee, where their sports teams (the Columbus Clippers and the Memphis Grizzlies) encouraged citizens to get out and pick up litter. Could a similar contest help clean up Philly streets?

Join us for part 1 of this emotional panel from our Ideas We Should Steal Festival. Hosted by Emily Bazelon, criminal justice reporter for the New York Times, we hear stories of hardship and redemption and a light at the end of the tunnel. Bazelon speaks with Marc Howard (director of Georgetown's Prisons and Justice Initiative) and Cherri Greg (co-founder of the Law and Justice Journalism Project).

On this episode of #VelshiBannedBookClub, MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi interviews Meg Cabot about her book, "Ready or Not," which addresses the sex life of teenagers. "Teens are having sex," Cabot said, "whether we teach abstinence or not."

Rendell and Street say the next mayor and Council should determine the fate of a new Sixers arena. Mayoral candidates, however, say ... ?

MSNBC host and Citizen board member Ali Velshi reveals the history of Walgreens up and through its strange kowtowing to conservative pro-life groups by refusing to offer safe and effective abortion pills. Even in states where it's still legal.