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Economy Troubles

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Ed Rendell Is on the Wrong Side of the Class War

Like pretty much everybody not named Tom Corbett, I like Ed Rendell. A lot. How could you not? He’s big, hairy, loud, part grizzly, part […]

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Abe Lincoln in 2016!

Over the past week or so, I’ve heard from family and friends who’ve been unable to see Lincoln because of sold-out theaters. Color me four-score […]

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City Officials Looking for Broker in Philadelphia Gas Works Sale

Taking a page out of the Monopoly playbook, the Nutter Administration has settled on selling off some utilities to help keep the city afloat–specifically, the […]

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Philly’s Walkability Helped City Survive the Recession. Really.

Center City Philadelphia has long had a reputation as one of the most “walkable” areas of the country—it’s easy to head out the door and […]

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Philadelphia Fed Says This Crappy Economy is Going to Stay Crappy

President Obama is probably breathing a sigh of relief that this news didn’t filter out a week ago, but here goes: A new quarterly survey […]

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Happy Days Are Here Again: Economy Grows at 2 Percent, Sort Of

This might be good news for President Obama in his effort to secure re-election: The Commerce Department reported Friday morning that the economy grew at […]

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Housing Construction Reaches Highest Level Since 2008

A 15-percent surge helped housing starts in America reach a four-year high last month. The figure indicates that the housing market—the issue at the center […]

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How to Make Money When You’re Broke in Philly

If we’re starting to see an improvement in the number of jobs out there, I ain’t seeing it. President Obama’s latest jobs numbers tout an […]

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Stop Giving the One Percent Tax Breaks on Beachfront Vacation Homes

Tomorrow night President Obama and Mitt Romney will face off in Denver for the first of three planned debates. Wednesday’s forum will be devoted to […]

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Let’s Drop the Class Warfare Talk and Actually Save the Middle Class

The past four years have been host to one of the most discordant political cycles in recent history, an atmosphere of vitriol and volatility that […]

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Let’s Drop the Class Warfare Talk and Actually Save the Middle Class

The past four years have been host to one of the most discordant political cycles in recent history, an atmosphere of vitriol and volatility that […]

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Let’s Make the Unemployed Do Community Service

There was a time when collecting unemployment compensation benefits meant that you had to show up at some dingy government office on a regular basis […]

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Mitt Romney Licks His Chops Over August Jobs Report

There’s not much good news for President Obama in today’s report on America’s jobs situation—incumbent presidents don’t usually fare well when the economy is suffering. […]

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Michelle Obama Mentions Chester Upland School District in DNC Speech

So remember in Michelle Obama’s address at the Democratic National Convention when she said she saw the “very best of the American spirit” in a […]

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A So-So Summer For Business at the Jersey Shore

Labor Day signals the end of the summer—and while the Jersey Shore can expect to see a few more tourists and Philadelphia-area refugees over the […]