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Uber’s troubles and changing a toxic workplace culture
Guests: Mike Isaac, Liza Mundy, Sigal Barsade Uber fired 20 employees, including some top executives, over allega ...
Air Date: June 16, 2017
Listen 00:48:58Pennsylvania agrees to new steps for mentally ill in jails
Pennsylvania agreed in court Thursday to a second set of steps to try to ensure mentally ill defendants don’t suffer long stays in ...
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Ruling on Dakota Access pipeline surprises oil industry
A judge’s ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the in ...
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Commonwealth Court: Philly beverage tax is legal
Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sweetened beverages is legal under state law, a panel of Pennsylvania appeals court judges rul ...
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ListenAfter 2008 financial crisis, only one bank faced criminal charges. Why?
Only one bank faced criminal charges after the 2008 financial crisis. It’s not a big one like ...
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ListenWith new sentence, Philly ‘juvenile lifer’ could gain freedom after nearly 40 years
For a few moments on Monday, the hallway outside Philadelphia Common Pleas Courtroom 1105 became the site of a family powwow. The subject ...
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ListenTrump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement
Guest: Josh Dawsey, Michael Oppenheimer, Eric Orts President Trump announced yesterday that he was pulling out of ...
Air Date: June 2, 2017
Listen 00:49:14Ousted West Philly tenants win more time as gentrification moves in
A group of low-income tenants in West Philadelphia protesting their evictions have gotten some relief. At an emergency hearing wit ...
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How to make gentrification work for everyone
Guests: Earni Young, Jonathan Tannen, Emily Dowdall Gentrification is complicated. The term has a negative connot ...
Air Date: June 1, 2017
Listen 00:49:11Accelerated evictions in West Philly spur emergency hearing
A group of tenants in West Philadelphia being evicted to make way for a redevelopment project is taking the case to the city’s Huma ...
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On the business fast track: Muslim entrepreneur markets energy bars for Ramadan
As a Muslim and working professional, Montgomery County resident Imran Posner said keeping the Ramadan fast can be difficult. Duri ...
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ListenCustomers say goodbye to Little Pete’s, one of the last all-night diners in Center City
For nearly four decades, the old-fashioned diner Little Pete’s at 17th and Chancellor Streets has served up round-the-clock reubens ...
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Gaming expansion faces division in Pa. House
A bill to expand gambling and raise sorely-needed revenue is moving on to the House, after passing swiftly through the Senate this week.< ...
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New Jersey reaches $39M settlement with ConocoPhillips
New Jersey officials say they reached a $39 million settlement with an energy company over ground water contamination. Attorney Ge ...
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Lawmakers recognizing need for food stamps may block Trump from cutting program by $4.6B
While advocates for the poor are raising the alarm about President Donald Trump’s proposal for major cuts to food stamps, he may ha ...
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