For the money the U.S. is spending on war with Iran, it could be covering food stamps for 41 million people or Medicaid for 16 million people.
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Posted inWorking in America
To Be Black, Female, and Unemployed
How unemployment in the Trump era shapes Black women’s lives when maternal care and food choices are in the mix
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Shutdown Is Over. SNAP’s Struggles Aren’t.
Turning off the logistically complicated SNAP system—which relies on the federal government, states, and private companies to function in concert—and then trying to turn it back on quickly is no easy task.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The ‘Welfare Queen’ Is Back, but She Never Quite Left
The stereotype of the welfare queen, typically a single Black mother, was employed to rationalize the pause in SNAP benefits, and it proved effective.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Ripping Up SNAP and America’s Social Contract
Like their colleagues across the country, Mississippi River corridor mayors are on the front lines speeding food to desperate residents. Six out of the ten Mississippi River states have more than 10 percent of their populations who currently depend on SNAP benefits.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
More Americans Going Hungry, Worst Still to Come
Food banks around the country are reporting an uptick in visits. Grocery store chains are reporting an uptick in profit.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘How Can They Not Feed the Kids?’
Indiana and Tennessee opted out of Summer EBT, which gives families grocery support when schools close for summer.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Israel’s Endgame Is Obliterating Palestine
Gaza is being deliberately starved. The West Bank is next.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Big Beautiful Bill’s Ugly Choice: Internet or Food?
The Republican budget bill cuts food assistance benefits to households that pay for internet access.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Republicans Outdo Themselves in Food Stamp Cuts
House Republicans plan to cut a staggering $300 billion from SNAP, far more than they’d originally planned.