Income Inequality
Re-gifting to help someone land or keep a job
Career Wardrobe helps job seekers afford professional clothing for interviews or work. The group is asking that you donate that unwanted clothing gifts.
7 years ago
Patients are turning to GoFundMe to fill health insurance gaps
GoFundMe, the largest online, crowdsourced fundraising platform, says contributors have raised more than $5 billion from 50 million donations in its eight years.
7 years ago
Trump administration wants to toughen food stamp work requirements
USDA could make it harder for Pa. SNAP recipients to keep year-round benefits
7 years ago
Pa. income growth lagging, data show
Pennsylvanians are lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to income growth, according to one metric from the U.S. Census Bureau.
7 years ago
Kenney signs two bills to help Philly’s low wage workers
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed a bill that will give people at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder more predictable hours and another raising city worker pay.
7 years ago
Despite high poverty, why fewer people live on Philly’s streets than in other big cities
Philly is one of the poorest cities in the country, but it’s street homeless population is one of the smallest. What’s driving this counterintuitive dynamic?
7 years ago
City Council hears concerns over impact of pollutants in at-risk neighborhoods
Philadelphia City Council held a hearing Wednesday on how environmental issues can disproportionately impact minority communities in at-risk neighborhoods in the city.
7 years ago
Wells Fargo tops government report on fees paid by students
Wells Fargo charges students the most in fees on average to have a bank account, according to a government report.
7 years ago
Philly’s forfeiture machine: How selling homes seized by cops hurt poor neighborhoods
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.
Air Date: December 11, 2018
Listen 12:31Report: Hunger and discrimination go hand in hand
As a dark-skinned black woman born into poverty, I know all too well the insidious ways that discrimination plays out in life.
7 years ago
Drexel research links racism and hunger
People who experience discrimination firsthand struggle with hunger twice as often as others.
7 years ago
Listen 1:31Murphy pressures top N.J. Democrats to pass $15 minimum wage hike
A phased increase to the state's hourly wage would fulfill one of Murphy's major campaign promises.
7 years ago
Kenney’s $15 minimum wage bill advances
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.
7 years ago
Deadline looms on U.S. bill that could affect thousands of low-income Pa. residents
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 ...
7 years ago
Listen 1:28Guests: Helen Gym, Earlene Bly, Mark Price, Melissa Bova Hourly workers in the hotel, retail and fast-food indust ...
Air Date: November 13, 2018 10:00 am
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