Income Inequality

Women have slowly made economic gains over the last half-century, and the gender wage gap is as narrow as it has ever been. But coronavirus could reverse those gains.

SEPTA’s board also approved a new fare restructuring plan, a freeze on base cash fares, and the introduction of a new three-day transit pass.

The imposing shell of the shuttered safety-net facility has become a symbol of inequity in health care amid a pandemic that has hit Philly's Black population especially hard.

State officials want the USDA to extend waivers that allow them to provide SNAP benefits safely during the pandemic.

A plan for cooling centers, which in the past included libraries and swimming pools, has not yet been finalized. Pools will not open this year and libraries remain closed.

The group occupied the Municipal Services Building, which has been closed to the public during the pandemic, to demand a $120M police budget cut.

Mutual aid has a long history among oppressed groups, and is embraced by many modern Indigenous societies.

Karina Clough, a stateless person and a DACA recipient under final removal proceedings, wants meaningful immigration reform. And she and others want it now.

The packages create an eviction diversion program, extend an eviction moratorium through August, and address late fees and related issues.

The 1.5 million is a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.

A new study by Feeding America shows the pandemic and subsequent economic shutdown is causing that number to increase significantly.

The Philadelphia police did not have a clear answer for how they determine if someone is experiencing homelessness, which would exempt them from the curfew.

With unemployment at 15%, thousands will struggle to put their own food on the table, food bank officials say

A governor’s order allowed municipalities to extend the May 1 quarterly tax deadline by a month, to June 1. As many have now discovered, Camden didn’t.

When the 2008 financial meltdown happened, we knew we had to move fast. Now, another economic disaster looms and Philly has a chance to lessen its impact.