Oct. 29, 2025 7:23 am
No Strings Attached: Can Guaranteed Income Offer A Dignified Path Out Of Poverty?
Natasha Oglesby speaking at the 2025 Mayday rally. Photo by the author It’s been six months since thousands of Philadelphians gathered outside City Hall for the annual May Day rally, commemorating International Workers’ Day. Yet one speaker’s testimony still echoes today. “I was recently evicted from my home a day before my birthday,” SEIU 32BJ […]
Jul. 9, 2025 8:00 am
Does low voter turnout in Philadelphia highlight a need for reform?
Philadelphians aren’t voting in their local elections. In the 2023 mayoral and city council election, voter turnout consisted of only 31% of registered voters, following a meager 27% in the primaries as well. As Philadelphia is a heavily Democratic city, the mayoral race is effectively decided in the primary. In the last election, Cherelle Parker […]
Jun. 14, 2023 8:17 am
Public Safety by the Numbers: Education
An infographic series exploring the data behind Philadelphia's public safety issues.
Jun. 7, 2023 9:49 am
Public Safety by the Numbers
An infographic series exploring the data behind Philadelphia's public safety issues.
Feb. 9, 2023 10:26 am
How 100+ years of disinvestment has led to today’s Philadelphia
A brief explainer of the policies and organizations that have impacted communities in Philadelphia.
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Mar. 31, 2022 6:45 am
Can The Promise lift 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty by 2025?
The pandemic has shown how much is out of our control. North Philly native Michael Banks is trying anyway.
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Jan. 19, 2022 6:45 am
Meet the leaders advancing The Promise’s mission to lift Philadelphians out of poverty
The Promise, Philadelphia’s Poverty Action Fund, powered by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, is a coalition dedicated to lifting 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty over the next five years.
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Aug. 24, 2021 2:58 pm
Safety net policies are helping reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line – but that’s not the whole story
A reason to not get too excited about a lower 2020 poverty rate is that the share of Americans experiencing food insecurity rose to an estimated 13.9% in 2020 from 10.9% in 2019, says guest columnist Elena Delavega.
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Aug. 24, 2021 8:30 am
What traditional philanthropy can learn from Black philanthropy
Think about the fact that Black philanthropy is being celebrated because traditional philanthropy wasn’t designed to and hasn’t met the needs of the Black community for more than 20 years, says guest columnist Monique Curry-Mims.
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Aug. 20, 2021 2:27 pm
Kensington residents ask: ‘Why would you think this is acceptable for us?’
When people speak up about neighborhood issues in wealthy neighborhoods, the City resolves them. But in the Kensington area, residents say, the City forces them to wait for solutions.