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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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Lakeisha King Smith sonriendo, y de pie detrás del mostrador de su tienda.
Community

Los empresarios del norte de Filadelfia afirman que los jóvenes no están preparados para trabajar

Filadelfia es una ciudad de barrios. En lugar de quedarse en lo general, esta serie de noticias profundiza en tres temas con los prop ...

3 years ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Community

SEPTA police union threatens strike

Transit police union leaders say the SEPTA department is losing officers to other departments in the city where they can get better pay.

3 years ago

拉基莎·金·史密斯微笑着,站在她店里的柜台后面。
Community

北费城企业主表示年轻的费城人还没有准备好加入劳动力市场

小企业主表示,该市缺乏对下一代工人的支持,担心公共教育系统和稀缺的学徒机会。

3 years ago

Hundreds of workers at AC Electric set to go on strike amid contract negotiations. (6abc)
Community

Hundreds of workers at AC Electric go on strike amid contract negotiations

AC Electric says they have a contingency plan ready and say service will not be impacted.

3 years ago

نص بديل: لاكيشا كينج سميث وهي تبتسم وتقف خلف العداد في متجرها.
Community

أصحاب الأعمال في شمال فيلادلفيا يقولون إن شباب فيلاديلفيا غير مستعدين لسوق العمل.

يشير أصحاب الأعمال الصغيرة إلى نقص الدعم لجيل العمال القادم في المدينة، مع مخاوف من نظام التعليم العام وقلة فرص التدريب المهني.

3 years ago

Lakeisha King Smith smiling, and standing behind the counter in her shop.
Community

North Philly business owners say young Philadelphians aren’t ready for the workforce

Small business owners cite a lack of support for the city’s next generation of workers, with concerns over the public education system and scarce apprenticeship opportunities.

3 years ago

UAW members on the picket line
NPR
Community

The UAW reaches a tentative deal with GM, the last holdout of Detroit’s Big 3

The deals mean all three of the Detroit automakers have now clinched an agreement over the past week to bring a historic six-week strike to a close.

3 years ago

SEPTA bus passes through the intersection of N 17th and JFK Boulevard.
Community
6abc

SEPTA reaches tentative deal with TWU Local 234 to avert strike

TWU Local 234 is the largest bargaining union in SEPTA and represents 5,000 employees.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus travels down a street in Philadelphia
Community
6abc

‘We need National Guard here’: Safety at forefront after bus driver killed as SEPTA strike looms

Negotiations continue Friday in hopes of a deal that would end the threat of a SEPTA strike that could happen on Wednesday.

3 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Community

SEPTA workers could strike next week, impacting many Philly transit routes. Here’s what you need to know

“We're hopeful we're not going to get to that point, but there are procedures in place,” said a SEPTA spokesperson.

3 years ago

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A person holds a sign that reads UAW on strike
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Community

UAW and Ford reach a tentative deal in a major breakthrough in the auto strike

The UAW reached a tentative labor agreement with Ford, although it still needs to be signed off by UAW's Ford leadership and then ratified by its full member.

3 years ago

File photo: Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra perform. (Chris Lee for Philadelphia Orchestra)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra and musicians agree to 3-year labor deal with 15.8% salary increase

The deal with Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians covers Sept. 11 this year through Sept. 13, 2026.

3 years ago

Rowhomes in Wilmington
Politics & Policy

Wilmington still has five-year residency rule for city employees, but Mayor Purzycki not enforcing the law

City Council members say the decision is legally theirs to make. But a bill to lift the rule is on hold after vocal foes descended on chambers Thursday.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol building at night
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. tax credits result in ‘mixed bag’ for job creation

A recent state analysis of 20 state tax credit programs found seven accomplished their legislative intent.

3 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium
PlanPhilly
Community

Warehouse construction starts soon at demolished South Philly refinery

Officials and business executives broke ground on the industrial and logistics campus at the former refinery site this week.

3 years ago

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