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Philly didn’t become America’s poorest big city by chance. Here’s how we fix it. | Inga Saffron

Almost every major problem Philadelphia faces, from gun violence to the opioid epidemic, has its roots in poverty. The only way out of that cycle is to create more good-paying jobs.

Trainees at Orleans Technical College, in Northeast Philadelphia, are taught the skills they need to get good-paying jobs as electricians.
Trainees at Orleans Technical College, in Northeast Philadelphia, are taught the skills they need to get good-paying jobs as electricians.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer