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A Call to Healing Asian Racialized Trauma

Jessica Cho Kim, LCSW, an Asian American psychotherapist, researcher, and doctoral student in social welfare at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and…

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Ideas We Should Steal: Universal Child Care

Some reports project that access to affordable (or free) quality child care could save PA families on average $6,800, freeing up about 12% of their…

thephiladelphiacitizen.org Ideas We Should Steal: Universal Child Care

COVID-19 and women in the workforce

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice associate professor Johanna K.P. Greeson was featured in a Penn Today piece in which women across the University…

penntoday.upenn.edu COVID-19 and women in the workforce

One Step Closer: A Deep Look at Universal Basic Income with Professor Ioana Elena Marinescu

What are the pros and cons for Universal Basic Income, the Andrew Yang Plan, and ending poverty in the United States once and for all?…

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NYT Opinion: Andrew Yang Isn’t Doing U.B.I. Right

Penn School of Social Policy & Practice assistant professor Ioana Marinescu's work was cited in a recent New York Times opinion piece on guaranteed income.…

nytimes.com NYT Opinion: Andrew Yang Isn’t Doing U.B.I. Right

Philadelphia’s Skid Row: Shocking video captures city’s homeless crisis with dozens camped out along ‘largest open-air drug market on the East Coast’

The video looks like a scene from an apocalyptic movie – dozens of disheveled people shivering in the middle of a winter night as they…

dailymail.co.uk Philadelphia’s Skid Row: Shocking video captures city’s homeless crisis with dozens camped out along ‘largest open-air drug market on the East Coast’

Biden’s Stimulus Plan Contains an Experiment in Universal Basic Income

The $1.9-trillion pandemic-relief bill recently signed by President Biden offers a variety of benefits intended to address economic hardship caused by the pandemic, including an…

newyorker.com Biden’s Stimulus Plan Contains an Experiment in Universal Basic Income

Asian American leaders, racial justice advocates say ‘sense of urgency’ needed to combat hate crimes, racism

For the past year or so Asian Americans have been negotiating belligerence, intimidation and even violence from members of their community. But the hatred is…

pennlive.com Asian American leaders, racial justice advocates say ‘sense of urgency’ needed to combat hate crimes, racism

Is Guaranteed Income the Answer to Poverty in America? This Study Says Yes

A groundbreaking new study on guaranteed income shows how an extra $500/month can radically change the lives of low-income Americans. SP2 assistant professor Amy Castro…

youtube.com Is Guaranteed Income the Answer to Poverty in America? This Study Says Yes

Column: Stockton study shows that universal basic income can be life-changing

The concept of universal basic income, which has received a boost from economic conditions during the pandemic, has just received another favorable vote. This one…

latimes.com Column: Stockton study shows that universal basic income can be life-changing

Paterson’s guaranteed income program — 110 families will get $400 a month — moves forward

The City Council seems set to sign off on a program launched by the mayor that would provide 110 Paterson families with $400 per month…

northjersey.com Paterson’s guaranteed income program — 110 families will get $400 a month — moves forward

Experiment in guaranteed income leads to more work and better health, analysis shows

More than two years after a group of residents from a northern California city first started receiving monthly cash payments with no-strings attached, the results…

cbs17.com Experiment in guaranteed income leads to more work and better health, analysis shows

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