Economy Troubles
Why Are Philadelphia’s Manufacturing Jobs Disappearing?
Because everybody’s scared the government is going to stop spending your hard-earned tax money: Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region unexpectedly contracted in January, an indication […]
Department of Duh: NJ Biz Confidence Down After Hurricane Sandy
When politicians propose tax hikes, we hear a lot about business leaders growing “uncertain” or “unconfident” about what might happen to the economy if they […]
President Obama’s Bad Faith on the Debt Ceiling
So President Obama held a press conference on Monday to lambast and threaten Republican house members about the upcoming debt ceiling debate. “They will not […]
Mayor Nutter Creates Manufacturing Task Force
Mayor Michael Nutter on Tuesday created a task force designed to generate ideas about how Philadelphia can grow manufacturing jobs in and around the city. […]
Butkovitz: City Paid Banks $1 Million in Fees
City Hall paid more than $1 million in fees to three separate banks in 2011, but City Controller Alan Butkovitz says nobody knows what the […]
AIG, Which Helped Create Financial Meltdown, May Sue Government for Saving It
Remember that time Lois Lane sued Superman for saving her from the burning airplane? No? That’s because even in fiction, everybody knows it’s a jerkwad […]
Fiscal Cliff Deal Helps These 9 Businesses in Philly
While this week’s “fiscal cliff” agreement may have saved us from recession, many in the business community are unhappy with the prospect of increased taxes […]
Is It Time to Scrap the Constitution and Start Over?
There was a time in U.S. history when the national government was broke and impotent, unable to pay the country’s debts or to raise the […]
Shoeless Jeff the Boot-Getter Has a Pa. Arrest Record
Jeffrey Hillman, the not-quite-homeless recipient of the most scrutinized bit of charity since Jesus whipped up a bunch of sardine sandwiches, turns out to have […]
Cory Booker Starts Living on Food Stamps Today
Today, Newark Mayor Cory Booker begins a week-long experiment in frugal living, with the goal of sustaining himself for at least seven days on the price […]
VIDEO: Sixth-Grader Explains “Fiscal Cliff,” Meets President
Noah Williams-Morrill, the West Reading Elementary student who made the “Sixth Grader Explains the Fiscal Cliff in 1 Minute” video below, has become famous enough […]
Read Tom Corbett’s Lips: No. New. Taxes.
While many of his fellow Republicans are abandoning the work of a generation and saying they’ll violate the pledge—long demanded by GOP anti-tax advocate Grover […]
Obama’s Philly Visit Sets Stage for Tax Battle with GOP
Yes, the election is over, but it’s going to feel like early November 2012 all over again in Philadelphia today. President Obama is coming to […]
Philly’s Homeless Female Population May Be Growing
Most days, as I leave the Philadelphia magazine offices, I see them. One sits perched on JFK Boulevard in front of Walgreens, occasionally muttering at […]
What Will We Do With Poor Grandma?
Earlier this month, my wife and I took my grandmother out to lunch for her 89th birthday. “Mom-mom Rose” has lived on the same tidy […]