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Philly 3.0’s Engagement Director on two reforms that could make local elections more competitive—and make for better outcomes

In the wake of the recent Instagram threat against 10 Philly schools, here are some ideas for actually keeping our kids safe

It’s unlikely we’ll get a subway extension to the Navy Yard soon. Philly 3.0’s engagement director suggests instead focusing development at the current end of the line

In a series on potential presidential candidates who served as mayors, The Citizen hosted South Bend’s Pete Buttigieg. Listen here for his vision of America’s future

The series on the nexus of food and culture looks at satay, a window into Philly’s substantial Indonesian community

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and Roxanne Patel Shepelavy talk about how to keep kids safe in the wake of an Instagram violence threat against 10 Philly schools     

Philly 3.0's Engagement Director talks Philly corruption and the recent Local 98 scandal with WURD host Charles D. Ellison   

Philly is facing a hunger crisis. An idea from three North Carolina moms could offer a solution we can all take part in

John Dougherty and Bobby Henon may go to jail for embezzlement and other crimes. But as Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, it’s the rest that should really worry us

The reaction to the federal indictment of the union leader and his acolyte, Councilman Bobby Henon, raises two questions: Where’s the outrage? And: Is corruption now on the ballot?

Philly-based startup Fellow may have created the solution to one of healthcare’s biggest crises

  Christine Cotton, from hunger-fighting nonprofit PORCH, talks with WURD host Charles D. Ellison about how PORCH's model could work to combat food insecurity in Philadelphia 

The co-founder of Berwyn-based B Lab interviews Australian B Corps Small Giants on why empathy and understanding are vital to business success

After Controller Rebecca Rhynhart’s report showing that properties in poor areas are the most unfairly taxed in the city, WURD’s afternoon host calls for a political reckoning

In Arlington, Texas and across the nation, term limits are gaining steam. Would they make Council more responsive…to us? 

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and Temple sociologist Sara Goldbrick-Rab talk about the financial struggles many college students face that leave them food and housing insecure 

Could a Baltimore nonprofit hold the answer to turning around the lives of Philly’s most at-risk teens—and our city at-large?

The Citizen's own Larry Platt and WURD host Charles D. Ellison talk about the closing of a West Philadelphia grocery in what will now be a food desert due to the soda tax and Mayor Kenney’s response to the situation 

The Nowak Metro Finance Lab Director introduces his big idea for 2019: Using local wealth to grow local wealth in cities like Philadelphia

2018 was quite a year. Can we make 2019 the best one ever in Philly?