Income Inequality
Evictions, strikes, and making rent during a pandemic
As the coronavirus continues to upend the job market, many people have started wondering how they will make their rent and mortgage payments on the first of the month.
Air Date: May 21, 2020
Listen 48:58Nearly 39 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
Roughly 38.6 million people have now filed for jobless aid since the coronavirus forced millions of businesses to close their doors and shrink their workforces.
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Coronavirus update: Pa. gets federal funds to fight food waste and insecurity
More than $50 million in federal funding is coming to Pennsylvania to fight food insecurity during the pandemic.
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Urban League of Philadelphia offers funds to families at risk of foreclosure or eviction
Up to 100 families who are at risk of losing their homes because of financial hardship caused by the pandemic are targeted to receive emergency, no-strings-attached assistance
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Wolf to foster youth: Executive powers I tapped for shutdowns don’t extend to your aid
Pennsylvania is lagging behind other states in helping foster youth during the pandemic, advocates say.
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Princeton economists Angus Deaton and Anne Case discuss their book, "Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism" about income inequality and increased morbidity.
Air Date: May 6, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00We need to start laying recovery groundwork now.
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Give help, get help: Two new apps offer food delivery — and a chance to volunteer
For Philly and Your Neighbor Good are helping Philadelphians in need.
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Food pantries hit with more need, less supply during pandemic
Organizations that feed those in need have been forced to change the way they operate during the pandemic.
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Listen 3:29Stimulus could heighten racial economic inequality, historians warn
Like the New Deal and G.I. Bill before it, the latest federal attempt to juice the economy will play out unevenly.
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Black doctors consortium takes COVID-19 testing into their own hands
Black Philadelphians are disproportionately dying of coronavirus. Now, a group of Black doctors is trying to bring tests to their neighborhoods.
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Pressure on Food Banks and Pantries as Demand Surges with Rising Jobless Ranks
Food distributors hit by reduced donations, higher prices and fewer volunteers
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We look at how the coronavirus disproportionately affects people living in poverty and talk about gun violence in Philadelphia during the outbreak.
Air Date: April 7, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:14Unemployment during coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to slow the economy, countries all over the world are grappling with unemployment. How do different countries compare?
Air Date: April 3, 2020
Listen 49:156.6 million file for unemployment, another dismal record
The number of new people claiming unemployment benefits totaled a staggering 6.648 million last week — doubling the record set a week earlier
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