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Elderly Women Hit by Poverty More Often Than Men

Sep 30, 2013
An analysis of recently released census data finds a disconcerting difference in poverty levels between men and women -- particularly those over age 65 -- and unconscionably high levels for women of color. More than one in three Native American women live below the federal poverty line.

Hungry? Don’t Expect House Republicans to Help—or Care

Sep 22, 2013
The tea party-driven House this week approved drastic cuts to the federal food stamp program. Although the reductions likely won't clear the Senate or President Obama, the vote reveals a coldhearted approach to the nation's most vulnerable, including children, the elderly and veterans having trouble fitting back into society.