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Covid-19 is a catastrophe. Here, six ways to turn it into an opportunity for Philadelphia

This week, Mayor Kenney, promising pain, will announce a revamped budget. Are you confident it will include a vision for smart recovery?

Virtual Tip Jar Helps Philly Out - Of - Work Food Industry Employees During The Coronavirus

It’s nearly 50 days into the pandemic and thousands of school kids still aren’t able to access online learning. WURD’s midday host wonders, why can’t we be more like Detroit?

The Covid-19 pandemic is teaching us a lot of lessons in fighting climate change. For one, that rapid, large-scale mobilization is possible.

The grassroots campaign raises funds for businesses in New York's Chinatowns and fights coronavirus-related racism. A local activist hopes to bring it here.

Even though Bernie Sanders has endorsed Joe Biden, questions remain about how supportive Democratic Socialists will ultimately be

Markus speaks with Jessica Press at Beasley Studios

Penn Medicine and Code for Philly have developed a tool that predicts local hospital surges due to Covid-19. Its ultimate accuracy depends on you

Covid-19, and Mayor Kenney’s response to its economic impact, continues to reveal who’s leading, who’s reacting and who’s pandering

Philly’s population grew by just 472 residents last year, possibly marking the end of our growth. We can’t afford that. Here’s what we should do about it.

Four Penn alums put their startups on hold to 3D-print face shields for Covid-19 frontline workers in Philly, and beyond

People are being shot while the Mayor Jim Kenney and the D.A. Larry Krasner snipe at each other. Where, WURD’s midday host wonders, are the leaders we need?

Local banks are stepping up in the fight to keep Covid-19 economic calamity at bay

$2.2 trillion in federal dollars will help. But it’s local institutions, Drexel’s Metro Finance Director notes, that will make the difference on the ground

The founder of a community-building storytelling nonprofit explains why now is the time to fight the growing scourge of loneliness in America.

Elected official press conferences suddenly make for great TV. Are any of our guys at all Churchillian?

WURD’s midday host Charles D. Ellison warns that coronavirus-inspired primary delays could lead to voter suppression and a win for Donald Trump in November, but suggests that mail-in voting could be a way to prohibit that. 

As coronavirus upends our lives, community organizers aren’t waiting for the government to help us—supporting each other is the only way through

How did Joe Biden become the antidote to Trumpism and coronavirus anxiety?