Income Inequality
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.
3 years ago
What borrowers need to know about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness overhaul
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.
3 years ago
‘Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America’
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.
Air Date: October 5, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:14ACCT Philly sees spike in surrendered pets due to evictions, vet shortage
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.
3 years ago
What the ‘Pandora Papers’ show about how the powerful hide money from public view
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.
3 years ago
Philly passes bill that aims to encourage affordable housing in desirable neighborhoods
The measure tweaks an incentive that allows developers to construct larger buildings than typically allowed in exchange for supporting affordable housing.
3 years ago
Habitat for Humanity building 12 new homes after collapse of Wilmington housing agency
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.
3 years ago
Project Home opens 40-unit apartment building — a first since the pandemic began
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.
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Retail jobs are treated as a temporary bridge to something better. But why?
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.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
Community groups call on City Council to make more land available for development
A coalition of community organizations contend some of the city’s vacant land should go to them rather than to private developers.
3 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to the expiration of pandemic-related benefits
P.O.C. hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents were reacting to the news that federal unemployment benefits expired a week after the eviction moratorium.
3 years ago
Listen 5:14The pandemic labor market through the eyes of Philly’s immigrant restaurant workers
The lack of safety net in the undocumented immigrant community pushed many towards other jobs. But vacancies in restaurants also gave them newfound leverage.
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Listen 3:22Jobless Americans have few options as benefits expire
It's estimated that roughly 8.9 million Americans will lose all or some of these benefits.
3 years ago
Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane Ida
The networks, in which community members pool resources and distribute donations to care for one another, seek to avoid the traditional charity model of giver and receiver.
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