Income Inequality

Selling homes seized by law enforcement was supposed to improve communities. But a new WHYY investigation found it's added to blight in some of Philly's poorest neighborhoods.

As a dark-skinned black woman born into poverty, I know all too well the insidious ways that discrimination plays out in life.

People who experience discrimination firsthand struggle with hunger twice as often as others.

A phased increase to the state's hourly wage would fulfill one of Murphy's major campaign promises.

The legislation would increase the minimum wage for city workers and employees of city contractors and subcontractors over the next four years, hitting $15 an hour in 2022.

Time is running out for Congress to pass a new farm bill before both chambers break for the year. In Pennsylvania – and around the coun ...

Guests: Helen Gym, Earlene Bly, Mark Price, Melissa Bova Hourly workers in the hotel, retail and fast-food indust ...

ImpactPHL's recent panel asked experts to share tips for managing cross-sector partnerships, building ethical development projects in low-income areas and more.

The Water Department also found notable disparities in race and education level.

The  ...

Technical.ly traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., to find what has worked — and what hasn't — in that city's approach to workforce development.

Susan Hedman knows her rights under Seattle's secure scheduling law.

SEPTA is using undercover personnel to investigate claims that retailers selling the transit agency's new smart fare card are overcharging customers for transactions

Guest: Casey Gerald ...

A drop in the poverty rate for Black Philadelphians reported in recent census estimates has been met with skepticism.