Income Inequality
Working and Poor: Candidates respond to calls to raise the minimum wage, but how much is enough?
Nationwide, about 43 million people live below the federal poverty line. In Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 800,000 people ...
8 years ago
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Child care costs overshadow other necessities
"It's jaw-dropping," said Hunt. "We both have a college degree. We both have reasonably good jobs. I'm not doing something outrageous."
8 years ago
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An overlooked constituency, issue on campaign trail
Nationwide, about 43 million people live below the federal poverty line. Here in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, 800,00 ...
8 years ago
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As companies rush to Camden, are residents left behind?
Armed with an $82 million tax break from the state of New Jersey, the Philadelphia 76ers celebrated the opening of the team’s new m ...
8 years ago
The embattled aftermath of the Bernie Sanders campaign
The broad base rallied by Bernie Sanders appears to remain disjointed and undirected. What can these people build, now that their objective has been deferred?
8 years ago
Quandary over reversing Philadelphia’s long, slow slide from self-sustenance to chronic poverty
In the middle of Westmoreland Street, just past North Uber, is a deep red row home with steep steps. In the 1940s and ’50s, ...
8 years ago
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At sunset of term, Mayor Nutter reflects on his ambitious education agenda
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter set an ambitious agenda for schools in his 2008 inauguration speech
9 years ago
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Young and disadvantaged communities must actively oppose unfair redevelopment
Gentrification is a heart-breaking concern in the black community, which is being forced out of neighborhoods, because developers see potential that residents can't afford.
10 years ago