Is a universal basic income experiment coming to Philadelphia? →

March 10, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

Philadelphia may begin testing a cash subsidy pilot in 2020, city policymakers and nonprofit leaders revealed Tuesday at a press conference. With the goal of lifting 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty in the next four years, the Poverty Action Plan did not come accompanied by specific legislation or a price tag. WHYY

Philly sets new gold standard for domestic worker protections →

November 08, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Philadelphia just set the new gold standard for domestic worker protections with last week’s passage of a landmark Domestic Worker Bill of Rights. The legislation guarantees rest and meal breaks, paid time off, civil rights protections and written contracts for just about all domestic workers. NEXT CITY