Iknow, I know. You’ve had enough of all these damn Giving Tuesday asks. But let me impose one more upon you — this one from some higher powers, like Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and — my favorite — Thomas Paine.

That’s right: Calling out the big guns. See, there is one industry our Founders decided to protect in our founding charter. They knew what we know today: Local journalism, in particular, is important to our democracy , reducing polarization, holding public officials to account, and empowering citizens to take action.

That’s why, this Giving Tuesday, no less than the Founders implore you to support The Philadelphia Citizen. Since we began in 2015, we’ve made it our mission to provide solutions to Philadelphia’s toughest problems and critical tools to fuel civic engagement — a

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