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Topic: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City, United States. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

Alaska's SNAP failure

Ashlie D. Stevens
After a full month since a major food shopping trip had been taken, the refrigerator at the home of Raphael Richmond was near empty. Richmond and her six children adjust to the recent cut in their food stamp (SNAP) allotment. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

U.S. judge hears Alaska food stamp case

Joy Saha
A half eaten apple in an empty refrigerator (Getty Images/Caspar Benson)

The SNAP crisis is worse than we thought

Ashlie D. Stevens
Apple Core In Refrigerator (Getty Images/Angelo Cavalli)

The GOP tries take a bite out of SNAP

Ashlie D. Stevens
Hands of girl holding lunch box with healthy food on sofa at home (Getty Images/Westend61)

Why 15 states opted out of Summer EBT

Joy Saha
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City, United States. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

The big upside of digital food delivery

Mia Jackson - Undark
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards that are used by state welfare departments to issue benefits is displayed at a grocery store on December 04, 2019 in Oakland, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Tracing SNAP’s origins

Tracy Roof - The Conversation
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store on December 5, 2019 in New York City, United States. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)

New SNAP rule will punish the hungry

Jim Pugh - In These Times
In this Friday, March 17, 2017 photo a sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market in Topsham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (AP)

"SNAP saves lives"

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
(Getty/Mandel Ngan)

New Trump rule curbs legal immigration

Shira Tarlo
(AP/Robert F. Bukaty)

Trump rule: Many could lose food stamps

Igor Derysh
FILE - In this June 17, 2014, file photo, a shopper looks at an item in the dairy section of a Kroger grocery store in Richardson, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Shutdown hardship for SNAP recipients

Orgul Demet Ozturk, Chad Cotti, John Gordanier - The Conversation
(Getty/Photo montage by Salon)

WH: Food stamps for PR "unnecessary"

Paola Rosa-Aquino - Grist
A woman and her daughter shop for groceries using Food Stamps. (Getty/Andrew Burton)

Food stamp office cut by 95 percent

Igor Derysh
(Getty/Nova SAFO)

SNAP contractors complicate access

Michelle Andrews - KFF Health News
(Shutterstock)

New post-incarceration punishments

Willie Dwayne Francois - Civil Eats
In this Friday, March 17, 2017 photo a sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market in Topsham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (AP)

A ticket to poor health

Nessia Berner Wong - Civil Eats
(Getty/JamesBrey)

Farm bill will hurt farmers on SNAP

Jenn Morson - Civil Eats
(Getty/jeancliclac)

GOP farm bill: Attack on public health

Amanda Marcotte
(AP/Getty/Shutterstock/Salon)

Trump Attacks The Economy

Amanda Marcotte
Paul Ryan (Reuters/Joshua Roberts)

GOP's poverty scam

Simon Maloy
(AP/Susan Walsh)

Huck's apocalyptic "pledge"

Simon Maloy
(AP/Danny Johnston)

Tea Party talking-point robot

Simon Maloy
Paul Ryan (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan's "insult" strategy

Simon Maloy
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