In 2023, 410 people were murdered[1] in Philadelphia – more than a quarter[2] of them under age 25. In addition to the people who died, countless others lost loved ones and people they relied on.
As a social scientist[3] who studies different forms of violence and how they affect a person’s health, I know that the violence young people in Philadelphia experience is about more than shootings, homicides and physical...
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it?
For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
Nursing homes charge somewhere around US$100,000 a year[1], while frequent visits from a paid caregiver may set you back more than $5,000 a month[2]. With long-term care so expensive for growing numbers of older Americans, and the federal government...
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