Redlining [red-lahy-ning]: noun: a discriminatory practice by which banks, insurance companies, etc., refuse or limit loans, mortgages, insurance, etc., within specific geographic areas, especially inner-city neighborhoods. (via dictionary.com) The practice of redlining in cities across the United States, including Philadelphia, started with the creation of the Federal Housing Administration in […]
Economy
Cut Adrift: Balancing Emotional Stability with Economic Insecurity
At first glance, Laura Delgado appears like any other middle class American; she spends Saturday afternoons at the local elementary school’s baseball diamond watching her ten-year-old son’s games in gray sweatpants and a black baseball cap. She derides bad calls from the umpire and shouts supportive comments when her son […]
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