Platner, Fetterman, and the myth of the working-class politician Philadelphia Inquirer Platner, Fetterman, and the myth of the working-class politician Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education discusses how some politicians claim to represent working-class Americans even though they come from privileged backgrounds.
The affordability crisis is so bad that, for the first time ever, both mom and dad are working full-time in most American families Fortune The affordability crisis is so bad that, for the first time ever, both mom and dad are working full-time in most American families “Working moms today are spending more time with their kids than stay-at-home moms when we were kids,” says Corinne Low of the Wharton School.
Working parents say they’re in a losing battle over their time The New York Times Working parents say they’re in a losing battle over their time Work environments are set up with the assumption that there’s a parent at home, “someone who’s picking up the rest of your life and making those ends meet,” says Corinne Low of the Wharton School.
New Wharton forecast puts Social Security trust fund depletion later than official projections CNBC New Wharton forecast puts Social Security trust fund depletion later than official projections Speaking about the depletion of the Social Security trust fund, Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says, “We’re still talking about a pretty sizable increase that would be necessary in terms of taxes or benefit cuts going forward, and if we don’t take action soon, that number just simply goes up.”
Weight-loss drugs may be offer an unexpected clue about breast cancer risk Earth.com Weight-loss drugs may be offer an unexpected clue about breast cancer risk Elizabeth McDonald of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found that women taking GLP-1 drugs were turning up with breast cancer far less often than expected.
In Society Hill, you can get a contemporary double-lot townhouse for $2 million Philadelphia Inquirer In Society Hill, you can get a contemporary double-lot townhouse for $2 million A 1960 townhouse, designed by renowned landscape architect Ian McHarg of the Weitzman School of Design, is newly listed.
Penn launches $18 million facility to advance RNA technology’s role in health, agriculture Philadelphia Inquirer Penn launches $18 million facility to advance RNA technology’s role in health, agriculture “Our students and postdocs that get trained right now are going to be sort of the first generation of people to think about RNA as a tool for whatever problem they’re trying to solve,” says Daeyon Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
We have yet to see demand destruction in the U.S. economy, says Mohamed El-Erian CNBC We have yet to see demand destruction in the U.S. economy, says Mohamed El-Erian Mohamed El-Erian of the Wharton School discusses market trends, the state of the economy, and the impact of the U.S.-Iran peace framework.
The unpopular truth about world cup ticket prices The Atlantic The unpopular truth about world cup ticket prices Judd Kessler of the Wharton School writes about FIFA's ticket pricing strategy.
University of Pennsylvania study finds a surprising link between Ozempic and breast cancer risk Inc. University of Pennsylvania study finds a surprising link between Ozempic and breast cancer risk “This is very exciting because breast cancer is one of the obesity-associated cancers, and bariatric surgery, while effective to reduce breast cancer risk, is not scalable at a population level,” says Elizabeth McDonald of the Perelman School of Medicine.