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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Income Inequality

Harvard campus
NPR
Education

Affirmative action for rich kids: It’s more than just legacy admissions

A blockbuster new study, released today, finds that, effectively, affirmative action for rich kids is alive and well.

2 years ago

Water bill
Community
Billy Penn

Two years later, ‘sky-high’ water bills are ~still~ leaving Philly customers in shock

PWD is well aware of the issue, but says there’s nothing more it can do.

2 years ago

A close-up of a van emblazoned with the words Camden Loop
Urban Planning

Camden rolls out new on-demand public transport shuttle vans citywide

In a city where nearly half of renters don’t own personal vehicles, Camden leaders are hoping to close the social equity gap in transportation.

2 years ago

Partially crumbled facade of building
PlanPhilly
Community

Pa. AG sues over ‘deplorable’ handling of Philly apartment buildings

The suit seeks to bar SBG Management Services from renewing lease agreements and collecting rent until all properties are repaired.

2 years ago

LA Johnson/NPR
NPR
Education

Student loan forgiveness is on the way for more than 800,000 borrowers

The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

2 years ago

Graduation
NPR
Education

You could still be eligible for student loan forgiveness under this plan

"[It] has the potential to massively change student loan repayment in our country as we know it," says Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education policy at SMU.

2 years ago

running water in a kitchen sink.
Community

Pa. residents behind on water bills can apply for grants up to $5,000

Grants are offered on a first-come, first-served basis for applicants who meet certain income requirements and who have past-due water bills.

2 years ago

An aerial view of Coatesville
Community

Chester County launches program to transport people to court appointments, recovery services

Chester County identified transportation as a major barrier to community members getting to problem-solving court appointments and recovery services.

2 years ago

students protesting outside of the Supreme Court
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans

The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan.

2 years ago

Many bags of bread sit on a table in the food bank.
Community

In one of Montco’s wealthiest areas, food pantries are seeing increasing food insecurity in the wake of SNAP benefit cuts

Food insecurity was the fifth most pressing need facing Lower Merion Township residents, according to the township’s 2022 community need assessment.

2 years ago

Siren light on roof of police car at street.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Deputy landlord-tenant officer fires weapon while serving an eviction in Philadelphia

The incident comes roughly three months after a woman was shot during an attempted lockout in another neighborhood.

2 years ago

Rowhouses in North Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Community

‘I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy’: Housing advocates say eviction process in Philly must change

During a two-hour hearing, tenants and attorneys described a system that’s violent and traumatic.

3 years ago

Pa. Governor Josh Shapiro
Community

Philly’s Share Food Program is launching an ambitious campaign to combat the city’s hunger crisis

The nonprofit plans to renovate its headquarters that sits inside a 100-year old factory into a state-of-the-art food distribution center to deliver food to more people.

3 years ago

A woman shopping in a supermarket
NPR
Politics & Policy

Congress created changes to food assistance. Here’s what they mean

Congress created some of the most significant revisions to the food stamp program in decades during an effort to prevent the country from defaulting on its loans Thursday.

3 years ago

Water meter
PlanPhilly
Community

Water shutoffs resume in Philly May 31, but new categories of residents are exempt

Households with children, seniors, or people with disabilities are protected from non-payment based shutoffs when they resume May 31.

3 years ago

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