‘Food Box’ Idea Draws Criticism From Democrats, Others

JULIET LINDERMAN / The Associated Press Feb 16, 2018 Critics say a proposal to replace the food stamp program with deliveries of food would punish the poor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

President Clinton Betrayed the Poor (Audio & Transcript)

Staff, Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jan 5, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with Peter Edelman, a former adviser in Bill Clinton's administration, to discuss poverty and welfare reform. [Transcript added.] Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

A Third of American Adults Battling Chronic Diseases Suffer Food Insecurity, but What Can We Do?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 15, 2014 Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

No Free Lunch

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Feb 5, 2014 Dig deeper

Income Inequality

Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, The International New York Times Feb 4, 2014 Dig deeper

Congress Converges on $800 Million Cuts to Annual Food Stamp Funding

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2014 Warring factions in the House and Senate have reached an agreement about how much money to funnel into the federal food stamp program, and the news isn't good for Americans relying on government assistance to stay fed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Welfare Cheats

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Jan 14, 2014 Dig deeper

Republican Plan for the Poor

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Jan 13, 2014 Dig deeper

Diabetes Crisis on the Rise as Republicans Aim to Cut Food Stamps

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2014 Researchers at UC San Francisco aimed to show the correlation between lack of funding for food and the rise in incidences of hypoglycemia. What they found is that at the end of the month, as the budget gets tighter, the poor are more likely to be hospitalized due to the diabetes-related issue than are their wealthier counterparts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

SNAP

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Nov 28, 2013 Dig deeper

Cruel and Unusual Republicans Want Poor Americans to Starve

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 10, 2013 Among the many victims of the Republicans’ deranged effort to kill Obamacare are the millions of forgotten poor suffering from bad nutrition or just plain hunger. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Elderly Women Hit by Poverty More Often Than Men

BLANK 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )