Tag: poverty
Unlike poor countries run by leaders more interested in lining their pockets, what excuse does the U.S. have for its striking levels of child poverty?
Illinois and dozens of other states have enacted "ban the box" laws to improve the job prospects of correctional alumni. (The term refers to the square you check if you have a criminal record.)
New York Times opinion writer Nicholas Kristof remains an optimist, asserting in his column that 2019 had a lot of positive trends and developments to go with the bad.
Robert Marbut, new pick to head Federal Office of Homelessness, has a long history of get-tough policies on the poo.
The massive 14 percent cuts in the $70 B Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, widely known as food stamps, were overwhelmingly rejected by Congress.
American workers contribute to Social Security with every paycheck. When they do, they are earning comprehensive insurance protections.
A recent report from the Brookings Foundation: "Meet the Low-Wage Workforce" found that nearly half of all American workers toil in low-wage jobs.
Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and guest Newt Gingrich painted a disparaging picture of welfare recipients during the latest episode of the USDA’s taxpayer-funded podcast, The Sonnyside of the Farm.
The Trump administration announced that it had approved plans to remove nearly 700,000 people from SNAP. Fox News is cheering the move.
TeamHealth initially defended the lawsuits in an interview with MLK50 and ProPublica, saying they reserved legal action only for patients who’d made no attempt to pay.
