Economic Justice

More Than 500,000 Americans Are About to Lose Their SNAP Benefits

Ed Bolen / CBPP Jul 14, 2023 An additional 750,000 older adults are newly at risk thanks to the return of pre-pandemic work-reporting requirements. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Immigration

Will California’s Gov. Newsom End Food Assistance for Undocumented Immigrants?

Mark Kreidler / Capital & Main Jan 24, 2023 Gov. Newsom Punts on Addressing Food Insecurity for Some of California’s Most Vulnerable Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Crackdown on Immigrants Who Use Public Benefits Takes Effect

ANITA SNOW / The Associated Press Feb 24, 2020 Droves of immigrants, including citizens and legal residents, drop social services out of fear they will be kicked out of the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Food Stamps Saved My Life

Sherry Brennan / OtherWords Dec 11, 2019 As a kid, the SNAP program helped me eat, study and succeed as an adult. Americans today deserve the same investment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s SNAP Cuts

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2019 Dig deeper

American Plutocrats Are Taking Food Off Families’ Tables

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Sep 16, 2019 Plutocracy means spending millions to harass hungry poor families who have a dime more than Trump thinks they should have. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Food Stamps Could Be Stripped From 3 Million Americans

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jul 23, 2019 Critics view the Department of Agriculture's proposal the latest effort by the Trump administration to bypass Congress to attack low-income families. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Corporate Welfare Hurts Us All

Robert Reich / Truthdig Jul 17, 2019 The more handouts our government extends corporations, the less money there is available for schools, roads and everything else we need. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Harder to Access Food Stamps

Ilana Novick Dec 20, 2018 The Agriculture Department proposes adding tougher work requirements. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

USDA Uses Algorithm to Target Small-Business Owners in Its Crusade Against SNAP

Ilana Novick Oct 8, 2018 Convenience stores and small groceries find themselves in the crosshairs; one New York grocer is losing over 35 percent of his business. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Feds Seek to Deny Green Cards to Many Who Get Public Benefits

ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated Press Sep 22, 2018 Immigrants who receive Medicaid benefits, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance are at risk under a newly published proposal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Labor Department Officials Told Her to Start Paying Workers. She Ignored Them.

By Amy Julia Harris and Shoshana Walter / Reveal Sep 12, 2018 Jennifer Warren forced rehab clients in North Carolina to work more than 80 hours a week without pay. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )