Monthly Archives:: September 2013
Five Things You Might Have Missed on ‘Poverty Day’
The annual release of the US Census poverty data is the one day you can be sure the mainstream media will turn their attention to poverty. This year was no exception when Poverty Day arrived last Tuesday. Amidst the frenzy of coverage of the new data, here are five things you may have missed: 1) […]
These Republicans Who Voted To Cut Food Stamps Personally Received Large Farm Subsidies
By: Andrew Kaczynski Several of the House Republicans who voted Thursday for a bill that slashed billions of dollars from the food stamp program personally received large farm subsidies for family farms. The bill cutting the food stamp program narrowly passed on a mostly party line 217 to 210 vote. During the food stamp debate, […]
Stuck In Poverty Amid Signs Of Recovery
By Hansi Lo Wan and Maria Peñaloza For the third year in a row, the poverty rate has remained stuck at about 15 percent. Nearly one in six Americans was living in poverty in 2012, according to by the Census Bureau. Despite a slow-moving economic recovery, these latest numbers show that for poor Americans, there […]
The Rise of the New New Left
By Peter Beinart Sep 12, 2013 4:45 AM EDT Bill de Blasio’s win in New York’s Democratic primary isn’t a local story. It’s part of a vast shift that could upend three decades of American political thinking. By Peter Beinart Maybe Bill de Blasio got lucky. Maybe he only won because he cut a sweet […]
House Republicans Pass Deep Cuts in Food Stamps
WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly pushed through a bill on Thursday that slashes billions of dollars from the food stamp program, over the objections of Democrats and a veto threat from President Obama. The bill passed narrowly despite efforts by the House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, who spoke at a news conference on Thursday. Related. […]
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