David Vitter’s hypocritical, punitive, horrible new amendment
Senator's new measure denies food stamps for life to certain classes of ex-convicts (solicitation not included)
Friday, May 24, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 80Business David Vitter, Farm Bill
Food Stamps
Business David Vitter, Farm Bill
House panel approves legislation with food stamp cuts
The sweeping farm bill would cut a little more than 3 percent from the domestic food aid program
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:19 PM UTCBusiness Associated Press, Congress
Is Obama giving food stamps to Mexicans?
Two Republican senators and Fox News think so, but spoiler alert: Not really
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 7:20 PM UTC 20Politics Immigration, Food Stamps
Proposals to drug-test the unemployed gain momentum
ALEC-developed model legislation would see only the poor and desperate scrutinized for receiving government aid
Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 22News Drug testing, Welfare
Prostitution for the price of a happy meal
Why food-stamp bans are perpetuating risky behaviors among America’s most vulnerable
Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 14Life The American Prospect
Dumb tweet of the day: “We’re all connected”
A theory of gay marriage and food stamps
Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 10:29 PM UTCPolitics Dumb tweet of the day
Cory Booker goes on food stamps
The Newark mayor goes on a food-stamp diet to show us what poverty tastes like
Tuesday, Dec 4, 2012 4:44 PM UTC 18Life Cory Booker, Newark, Twitter, Food
Fox News’ Tantaros: Living on food stamps would be a great diet
"Do you know how fabulous I'd look?" the Fox News commentator asked VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 7:00 PM UTC 82News Fox News, New Jersey, Cory Booker
Obama saved my family
When WIC food started making my kids sick, I learned how a president can really impact a person's life
Sunday, Nov 4, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 40Life Barack Obama, Elections 2012
Food stamps can’t buy groceries in Sandy power-out
In New York areas without electricity, Electronic Benefit Cards can't be used in stores VIDEO
Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 9:01 PM UTCNews Electricity, frankenstorm
We’re the face of food stamps
When my husband lost his job, we landed in the 47 percent -- and learned how cruel other people's judgment can be
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 10:30 PM UTC 44Life Great Recession, Life stories
Food-stamp reliance at record high, overpayments at all-time low
Only 1 percent of program expenditures are lost to fraud or abuse
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 8:30 PM UTC 16News Food, Poverty, Food Stamps, SNAP
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