Maine’s Governor Is Threatening to End Food Stamps Maine’s Governor Is Threatening to End Food Stamps
The move would kick 190,000 people out of the program, and it’s probably illegal.
Jun 24, 2016 / Alyssa Peterson and Jeremy Slevin
How Severe Is Venezuela’s Crisis? How Severe Is Venezuela’s Crisis?
It’s deep but not cataclysmic, and mainstream US media have consistently exaggerated the extent of it.
Jun 22, 2016 / Gabriel Hetland
Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America Congress Is About to Take Food Away From the Poorest People in America
Between 500,000 and 1 million people nationwide, most of them living in extreme poverty, will soon lose their SNAP benefits.
Mar 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Thanksgiving Is Almost Here, and Over a Million New Yorkers Might Go Hungry Thanksgiving Is Almost Here, and Over a Million New Yorkers Might Go Hungry
The latest statistics on hunger in the city tells the proverbial Tale of Two Cities as a Tale of Two Pantries.
Nov 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Can Living With Long-Term Drought Cause Trauma? Can Living With Long-Term Drought Cause Trauma?
While climate scientists warn about the dangers droughts pose to the natural world, Dr. Irwin Redlener worries about its effects on minds and bodies.
Jul 20, 2015 / Sarah Goodyear
Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to Tell Poor People What to Eat? Why Do Americans Feel Entitled to Tell Poor People What to Eat?
We don’t tell students with subsidized loans what to major in, but we like to tell people on food stamps what they should buy.
Feb 18, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths? Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths?
We’ve reformed the social safety net at the cost of human lives.
Feb 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis The Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis
Though it scarcely makes headlines, the Central African Republic’s vicious civil war has created a sickening humanitarian crisis.
Sep 11, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
620,000 Military Families Rely on Food Pantries to Meet Basic Needs 620,000 Military Families Rely on Food Pantries to Meet Basic Needs
The stunning figure represents roughly a quarter of households of military members on active duty, the Reserves or the National Guard.
Aug 22, 2014 / Michelle Chen