Income Inequality
Amazon sets $15 minimum wage for U.S. employees, including temps
The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.
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Airport workers in New York, New Jersey to receive minimum of $19 per hour
Baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and people at concession stands will see their hourly pay rise to $19 by 2023.
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Philly developers say numbers don’t ‘pencil’ out on city’s latest affordable housing scheme
A new voluntary inclusionary zoning bill is projected to bring $18 million to the Housing Trust over the next five years.
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Pa. Supreme Court restores Philly’s right to fight blight
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed the city’s ability to force property owners to maintain appearances of their vacant buildings, reversing a 2015 lower court ruling.
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Breaking Poverty: A need to create access to jobs, training
Positive male influences were hard to come by in Nyhein Webb’s Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood.
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New exhibit explores redlining with immersive maps, art and film
Redlining has shaped Philadelphia dramatically, affecting not only the city’s demographics and widespread inequality, but also its psychology.
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Breaking poverty: Crime, poverty often linked
Three of the poorest ZIP codes in the city are responsible for almost a third of the city’s homicides since January 2013.
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Poverty still plaguing Philadelphia, poorest big city in the country
Beyond the boundaries of some of Philadelphia’s most sought-after neighborhoods lies a vastly different reality.
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Philly antipoverty office: Lack of clout, vision, and leadership
Philadelphia's poverty rate is the highest among the 10 largest U.S. cities.
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Air Date: September 10, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Anand Giridharadas on predatory philanthropy
Air Date: September 6, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too
Hurricane Lane, which is bearing down on Hawaii, is a reminder of the devastation hurricane season can bring.
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Trump administration moves to penalize immigrants for using government benefits
For months, the Trump administration has been taking steps to limit how much immigrants use welfare programs.
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Comcast’s $10 internet for low-income Americans is exploding in popularity
Nearly 200,000 Philadelphians take advantage of Internet Essentials, along with six million users nationwide.
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