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Who Is Ashley Biden, The Youngest Daughter Of President Joe Biden And Dr. Jill Biden?

Ashley Biden worked as a social worker and career development and education liaison in the education office for the Delaware Department of Services for Children,…

womenshealthmag.com Who Is Ashley Biden, The Youngest Daughter Of President Joe Biden And Dr. Jill Biden?
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Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments

In the spring of 1988, a group of people experiencing homelessness entered a string of long-vacant properties in Northeast Philadelphia, set up camp, and hung…

billypenn.com Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments
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Low wages are just the start of the problems for millions of U.S. workers during COVID-19 — here’s why

A common dilemma job applicants face is balancing salary with working conditions and labor violations. However, new research suggests that lower-paying jobs are also more likely to…

marketwatch.com Low wages are just the start of the problems for millions of U.S. workers during COVID-19 — here’s why
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Should We Really Be Worried About Too Much Covid Relief?

President Biden's pandemic recovery plan is drawing criticism from some, but there are simple fixes to most objections, argues Noah Smith in Bloomberg Opinion. Some…

bloomberg.com Should We Really Be Worried About Too Much Covid Relief?
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For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open

Studies have found that the field of economics is plagued by a singular problem of gender bias. Prominent women in the field, including SP2 assistant…

nytimes.com For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open
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Could Guaranteed Or Universal Income Be The Future?

Could guaranteed or universal income be the future? SP2's Amy Castro Baker, PhD, co-lead of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research, discusses this on Wisconsin…

wpr.org Could Guaranteed Or Universal Income Be The Future?
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Despite federal law, group says Missouri is not extending foster care

Despite a federal law meant to protect foster youth from losing services during the pandemic, Missouri’s Children’s Division has argued the state cannot implement the…

stltoday.com Despite federal law, group says Missouri is not extending foster care
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Dissecting chaos: An interdisciplinary look at the attack on the U.S. Capitol

Faculty from five schools at the University took part in a virtual panel discussion to unpack the policies, messages, and conditions that led to the…

penntoday.upenn.edu Dissecting chaos: An interdisciplinary look at the attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Can Free Cash Solve Philly’s Poverty Problem?

The Worker Relief Fund was the first of two cash assistance programs Philly launched in 2020, its first foray into the national push for UGI to…

thephiladelphiacitizen.org Can Free Cash Solve Philly’s Poverty Problem?
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How we get through the pandemic and rebuild for a better future

Ashley C. Kenneth, an alumna of the Master of Science in Social Policy (MSSP) program Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is senior…

virginiamercury.com How we get through the pandemic and rebuild for a better future
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Meet the mayors pushing for guaranteed income in 30 cities across the country

CNBC Make It poke with mayors who are pushing the guaranteed income movement forward in their cities — and giving out thousands of dollars in…

cnbc.com Meet the mayors pushing for guaranteed income in 30 cities across the country
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The state of U.S. democracy

On the eve of a presidential inauguration following a historic election and its aftermath, experts from across the University weigh in on where we stand…

penntoday.upenn.edu The state of U.S. democracy

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