Trump’s War on the Hungry
The Trump administration has waged war on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly called food stamps.
Trump’s Cuts to Food Stamps Are Indefensible, Economically and Morally
The SNAP program reduces poverty better than anything else, with very little fraud.
Trump Dumps Nearly 1M People From Food Stamps
Trump administration toughens work requirements for people struggling the most—and 48% are white men.
The ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Letting the Rich Get Richer
Our politics needs to face up to inequality’s deep-set impact on all of us as individuals.
Local Markets Nourish Families and Communities
Expanding access to fresh and local food is smart for people and the planet.
Congressional Coddling of the Rich
Congress is gutting vital programs for the poor while heaping billions of dollars of relief on a few wealthy families.
Does This Definition Make Me Look Rich?
No statistical contortion can hide the growing divide between the 1 percent and everyone else.
Let Us Eat Cake: The New Census Data on Poverty
Poverty and deep poverty persist in this wealthy nation.
Six of the Top Ten U.S. Billionaires Are Kochs and Waltons
The profits of corporate giants that crash our economy and corrupt our politics deserve your outrage. But the efforts to curb them need your creative energy.
The Tradeoff Between Apple and Apples
There would be no need for our elected leaders to trim our safety net if our richest corporations didn’t turn avoiding their fair share of taxes into an art form.
Low-Wage Nation
Poverty and inequality are threatening our democracy.
Food Stamp Foolishness
Rep. Paul Ryan’s trying to justify his abuse of the poor with religious lip service.
School Lunch Victory
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act signals a significant change in how we invest in our children and their health.
Conservative Attack on Christmas
Scrooge and the Grinch are Christmas angels compared to conservative lawmakers.
Poverty on the March
In the name of thrift, Congress has chiseled unemployment, food stamps, housing, child care, and most other social services.