SNAP out of it, conservatives!
Contrary to the right's claims, enrollment in the food stamp program has kept pace with the unemployment rate
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:24 PM UTC 15Business On the Economy, Food Stamps
Food Stamps
Business On the Economy, Food Stamps
GOP’s hot plan: Cut food for poor people!
Cruel party insists on massive SNAP cuts in farm bill and push for immigration reform to be as harsh as possible
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 243All Salon Opening Shot, Food Stamps
New bill bans food stamps for violent felons
While over 2 millions people in the the U.S. are currently incarcerated, they would be denied the SNAP program
Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:58 PM UTC 25Life Food Stamps, SNAP, Prison, felons
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 89Business 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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