From casinos to stadiums, Philadelphia’s Chinatown has been targeted by predatory development for decades. Now, youth and elders have rallied together against the community’s newest threat
Having negotiated a new contract that promises wage increases, affordable health care, paid family leave, and more, workers hope that their efforts will inspire others in the industry to fight for fair compensation
Housing activists, university students, and residents have staged protests and encampments to defend low-income housing in UC Townhomes
Foster care youth become trapped by the state systems never created to truly nurture them or their families. Abolition offers a path forward
Housing advocates in New York City and Philadelphia have been pushing for more stringent safety standards for years, but their requests have largely been ignored
Fraudulent COVID-19 testing sites are popping up around the country—and BIPOC and low-income neighborhoods may be most at risk
In the coming year, Philadelphia’s oldest operating prison will close its doors. Beginning in 2017, the #CLOSEthecreek campaign brought together local groups to fight to shut down the House of Correction—also known as “the Creek”—as part of their larger platform advocating for decarceration and reform. Built nearly
Sitting in the corner of Fergie’s Pub in Center City, Philadelphia, Kendra Brooks wishes she could stay in the corner. She’s an introvert, she says, and the room is packed with guests who came to see her—a mother of four, grandmother of three, and a public education
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to declare the death penalty system unconstitutional, a move in line with a national dwindling of support for the death penalty. “Because of the arbitrary manner in which it has been applied, the death penalty violates our state Constitution’
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