Income Inequality

Local government was eager to learn how discounted or free broadband access programs affected digital access across Philly. With updated stats, it can focus on what works.

A family in Houston and plumber in Maryland couldn't afford rent, which pushed them into crowded living quarters. During the pandemic, that predicament has upped viral spread.

While a long-feared wave of evictions hasn’t come to pass, a lack of coordination between programs and courts leaves some renters in a pinch.

The complex’s owner, Altman Management Company, recently told the government it would not renew a contract to provide affordable housing at the site.

The union UAW said it was unable to reach an agreement on a new contract with the company, which is known for its signature green and yellow farm equipment.

Advocating for Biden’s Build Back Better plan, Marcela Ramirez explained that essential and low-wage workers can’t afford to rest through the pandemic.

The U.S. Education Department said it would temporarily relax some of the program's rules. The changes could lead to loan cancellation for tens of thousands of borrowers.

In her new book, Keisha N. Blain combines traditional historical biography with modern social commentary to paint a full picture of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer.

The shelter says it has seen swarms of people dropping off pets. Some are due to evictions, while others are due to a mix of financial and medical reasons.

The global investigation sheds new light on how the world's wealthy use a network of lawyers and financial institutions to obscure their finances from authorities.

The measure tweaks an incentive that allows developers to construct larger buildings than typically allowed in exchange for supporting affordable housing.

The housing agency ran out of money and still has an inventory of more than 100 lots and homes to be renovated or torn down and rebuilt.

The four-story building in North Philadelphia will provide permanent supportive housing to people who are or have been homeless or are at risk of homelessness.

At any moment, some 15 million Americans work in retail. Many stay for years. Now companies face a labor crunch, and workers wish these jobs were designed as durable careers.

Amputation rates have long been higher in rural America. But in cities, the highest rates are associated with poverty and being Black, a new study shows.