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Economy

From the left, Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a work session during the G7 summit at Casino in Biarritz, southwestern France, Monday Aug.26 2019. G-7 leaders are wrapping up a summit dominated by tensions over U.S. trade policies and a surprise visit by Iran's top diplomat. (Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Trump and the international community

President Trump recently attended the G7 summit of world leaders to discuss global trade and security issues. This happens as his he engages in a trade war with China.

Air Date: August 28, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Patty Beach, a worker at the South Philadelphia refinery, makes her case to save her place of employment. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community
PlanPhilly

Emotions raw, PES refinery workers fight to keep plant open

Refinery unions say the closure of the facility will impact about 36,000 jobs indirectly and that the region will lose $16 billions if it closes permanently.

6 years ago

Shoppers line up at check out at I. Goldberg, which will close on Friday after 100 years in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

A world without I. Goldberg Army & Navy: the iconic store’s final days

The Army & Navy store, a Philadelphia retail institution, has been struggling as Center City rents went up and walk-in trade went down.

6 years ago

Listen 1:41
Protesters gather on Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Thousands of people streamed into a park in central Hong Kong on Sunday for what organizers hope will be a peaceful demonstration for democracy in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

China’s multiple crises

Chinese president Xi Jingping is in the midst of managing a number of challenges to his power and the stability of his country, including massive protests and a trade war.

Air Date: August 20, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
People wait in line to meet with recruiters during a job fair in Philadelphia
Money

New Jersey unemployment rate drops to its lowest level ever

New Jersey’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3% in July, the lowest the rate has been since the state began keeping records in 1976.

7 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions on June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Layoffs at PES refinery begin, as union argues for continued presence due to safety concerns

The first 80 workers have been let go at the shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex, more than a week earlier than expected.

7 years ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Thousands of people were laid off in Pennsylvania in the first half of 2019

Two major closing announcements in Philadelphia in June will cost more than 3,000 people their jobs.

7 years ago

Stephanie Burton (right) of the Dialysis Center of Philadelphia, recruits nurses during the Hire Hahnemann career fair put on by Philadelphia Works at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

‘Someone will call you’: Hahnemann employees report obstacles in finding new work

A “Hire Hahnemann” job fair Thursday brought about 190 employers to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Not all pay as well as the hospital.

7 years ago

Rally for a $15 minimum wage a rally at McDonald's in the 1500 block of W. Stewart Avenue in Flint, Michigan. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
Politics & Policy

House passes bill raising federal minimum wage to $15

South Jersey U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross is one of the early sponsors of the minimum wage bill.

7 years ago

Ed Mahon, PA Post
Politics & Policy
PA Post

5 things that didn’t make it into Pennsylvania’s $34 billion budget package

Pennsylvania has a new spending plan worth nearly $34 billion. In this video, PA Post reporter Ed Mahon explains what didn’t make into the details — and why.

7 years ago

 Shown is the Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Wolf: Newly-bolstered reserve fund is ‘pathetic,’ but a big improvement

State leaders will transfer $317 million into the state's rainy day fund.

7 years ago

Noji Olaigbe, left, from the Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage movement speaks during a McDonald's workers strike as part of the nationwide movement, at the McDonald's at 27 West Broward Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Thursday, May 23, 2019. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Money

Hiking minimum wage to $15 would boost millions, report says

Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost pay for as many as 27 million workers, but it could also cost as many as 1.3 million jobs by 2025.

7 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. Explosions and a blaze at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shook homes before dawn Friday, though authorities reported only a few minor injuries and said the air was safe to breathe. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Radio Times

PES refinery fire and closure

Last week, Philadelphia Energy Solutions announced it would close its South Philadelphia oil refinery following a nearly catastrophic fire. What's next for the site?

Air Date: July 2, 2019

Listen 49:00
Astronaut
The Pulse
Science

Who owns the moon?

If you want to own a plot of lunar land, there are websites that will sell you one. Are those websites for real?

7 years ago

Listen 04:24
Ryan O’Callaghan is president of the United Steelworkers Local 10-1, which represents 640 union workers at Philadelphia Energy Solutions. The 150-year-old refinery is shutting down later this month after a fire destroyed one of its units. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Community

PES refinery workers face difficult choices as layoffs loom

With the PES refinery expected to shut down later this month, the union representing 640 workers will begin bargaining for severance pay on Wednesday.

7 years ago

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