Philly Unpacked: Who Gets to Speak Freely in America?
Philly Unpacked discusses how the legacies of colonization and slavery still shape America at 250.
Philly Unpacked: How Would You Fund the City’s Budget?
The latest show from PhillyCAM featuring reporting from PJC newsrooms has the Philadelphia Citizen on how the city budget gets decided.
More money, more problems: Community members talk about how higher pay can create more strain
Sometimes, a slight increase in someone’s income causes them to lose public benefits so abruptly that they end up worse off. This is called the benefits cliff.
Can modular technology solve Philadelphia’s affordable housing crisis?
The mayor has promised to build 13,500 new units. With construction costs rising, the city hopes the emerging tech can help it reach this goal.
From Doorfront to Storefront: Young American Hard Cider welcomes all
Stephanie Cole is remaining “casually optimistic” about tourism from this year’s major events coming to Young American Hard Cider on Germantown Ave.
The election tech voters don’t see is what keeps Philly polls moving
Machine inspectors, e-pollbooks and scanners form a quiet civic stack built around troubleshooting, training and access.
Philly Unpacked: Why Should You Vote in Primary Elections?
This month’s “Philly Unpacked” previewed the May 19 primary election.
The Long Road to Family Reunification
A Philadelphia mother’s fight to reunite with her children offers a grim window into the problems of the American cities’ child welfare systems – and how they can be improved.
As Philadelphia Weighs New School Closings, Advocates Ask: Does Shuttering a School Impact Neighborhood Violence?
‘By closing schools, you leave a hole in the neighborhood,’ says anti-violence activist Chantay Love.
Philly’s African Drum Tradition as Resistance and Ritual
As a child in Indianapolis, I learned early that music is memory. My father and I drove miles each month to the South Side of Chicago to hear African drumming.