Income Inequality

Economists say ending the boost could trigger a downturn that would cost Pennsylvania another 250,000 jobs.

PennPIRG, a nonpartisan group that advocates for consumers, said nearly 800,000 households and 55,000 businesses in Pennsylvania are at risk of a shutoff.

Front-line workers in several U.S. cities walked off their jobs and took to the streets to demand racial and economic justice.

An open letter to Mayor Kenney and Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah about the city’s homeless encampments and demands for housing.

The $600-a-week federal supplement was designed to make the average worker whole during the worst economic downturn in at least four decades.

Residents of the camp have said they would not leave until the city provided permanent housing options.

The Labor Department’s report showed that applications for jobless aid fell by about 10,000 from the previous week. The figure has now topped 1 million for 17 straight weeks.

The coronavirus pandemic could push up to 132 million people into hunger by the end of 2020, according to a new United Nations report.

Thanks to philanthropy, the city is stepping in for people the federal government left out.

It’s time for cities to take a reparative framework that addresses impacts of past harm.

The tents have encroached on Von Colln Park’s ballfield, where kids were scheduled to start playing this week. Demands go unmet; neighbors are frustrated.

“You’re basically taking away money from the landlord,” argued Paul Cohen, an attorney for The Homeowners Association of Philadelphia.

An extra $600 a week in federal unemployment runs out at the end of July — even for those with underlying health conditions who are at greater risk if they contract COVID-19.

Refuge Evangelical Baptist Church aims to construct a $15.1 million four-story apartment building on a vacant lot at 1122 Oak Lane with 40 one-bedroom apartments for seniors.

Refusals come just as migrant-worker population starts to rise steeply, with as many as 10,000 laborers arriving from states where COVID-19 cases are increasing