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The Philadelphia Experiment: Does a soda tax change consumer behavior?
These days, Southwest Philadelphia resident Nigeea Mohammed said she rarely does her grocery shopping in the city. That is, ever since a ...
8 years ago
ListenOn ‘Radio Times:’ The decline, and future, of retail in America
Macy’s isn’t holding clearance sales for nothing. The department store along with JC Penney and Sears has been shuttering store ...
8 years ago
Consumer advocates say PECO’s pre-pay electric plan has drawbacks
PECO is asking Pennsylvania regulators for permission to start a pilot program giving customers the option to prepay their energy bills, ...
8 years ago
Troubling times for retail; Trump and trade
Guests: Neil Irwin, David Bell, Derek Thompson The retail industry has been hurting lately. Big department stores ...
Air Date: April 24, 2017
Listen 00:49:30In Trenton, Halo Farm fights for its name — and its customers’ colons
Think of Trenton, New Jersey, and certain things leap to mind: the Tre ...
8 years ago
Venezuela; Russia/Trump ties; Iran Nuclear Deal
Demonstrations in Venezuela against President Nicholas Maduro this week have left three people dead. Opposition leaders accuse the Presid ...
Air Date: April 21, 2017
Listen 00:49:27House GOP sets up push for liquor privatization in Pa.
State House Republicans are attempting to chart a new course for liquor sales in Pennsylvania, pushing a traditionally state-run system f ...
8 years ago
Raising the minimum wage is good for small businesses
Last week, NewsWorks published an article about a recent report from the Independent Fiscal Office which suggested that the positive impa ...
8 years ago
On ‘Radio Times’: The art of the public apology
Last week we heard several public apologies — from Pepsi, United Airlines, Sean Spicer — so, “Radio Times” invited public ...
8 years ago
Did the DNC really bring in $230 million to Philly?
Almost eight months after the Democrats brought their big political party to Philadelphia last summer, the numbers are in: According to t ...
8 years ago
Gov. Wolf’s minimum wage plans run into economic reality
Gov. Tom Wolf’s rose-colored minimum wage plans have run into green-eyeshade economic reality. A new ...
8 years ago
On ‘Radio Times’: Creating a stronger middle-class
Today on Radio Times, Ganesh Sitaraman, told listeners that economic inequality is destroying our democracy. He argues in his new ...
8 years ago
Philadelphia airport baggage handlers, sky caps unionize
Baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants, sky caps and other workers employed by contractors at Philadelphia International Airport have vo ...
8 years ago
Chamber of Commerce moves to block Philly law aimed at bolstering pay equity
Philadelphia is headed to federal court to defend a law aimed at combating gender pay discrimination after the Chamber of Commerce for Gr ...
8 years ago
Philly’s beverage tax challenge lands before panel of judges in Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s signature policy achievement, the city tax on sweetened drinks, will be back in court Wednesday. ...
8 years ago