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

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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 )

The Financial Hardships of Trump’s Friends

Robert Reich / RobertReich.Org May 9, 2018 Trumponomics is a thin veneer of an excuse for giving America’s rich, such as billionaire Carl Icahn, whatever they want, while sticking it to everyone else. (At left, a drawing of Icahn.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Paul Ryan, Chief Trump Enabler, Personifies Conservatism’s Decline

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 The journey of the retiring speaker of the House may be tragic, but he bears great responsibility for the trouble he and the Republican Party face. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drug Testing Plan Considered for Some Food Stamp Recipients

JULIET LINDERMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE / The Associated Press Apr 11, 2018 If a plan allowing states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing comes to fruition, it will be a win for conservatives seeking ways to curb the safety net program. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )