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It's the Poverty, Stupid, Not Pre-K Skills

Susan Ohanian | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Business Roundtable, US Department of Education, Food Stamps, Arne Duncan, Poverty, Healthy, Congress, Dental Caries, Skills, Neo-Liberal, Pre-K, Politics News
Susan Ohanian

Agitating for Pre-K legislation is a smokescreen, pretending that a lack of skills is the problem when the real problem is poverty.

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Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of US Kids, Study Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: How Many Kids Are on Food Stamps, Welfare, Social Justice, Poverty, Food Stamps, Children, Economy, Parenting, Food Stamp Statistics, Recession, Kids on Food Stamps, Black Children, Usda, Food Research and Action Center, Education, Nutrition, African Americans, Food, Income Gap, US Department of Agriculture, How Many People Are on Food Stamps, Food Stamps Study, Sociology, Food Stamps Data, Poverty Line, Minorities, Politics News

CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout...

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Fat and Fated? The Changeable State of Low-Income Communities, Part III

Isabel Cowles | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmer's Markets, Farmer's Markets in Low Income Communities, Food-Stamps-at-Farmers-Markets, Food Stamps, Green News
Isabel Cowles

While farmers' markets are experiencing a renaissance, virtually all are the result of grassroots community support. Support from state and local offices could vastly improve their reach and efficiency.

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Costco: Food Stamps Will Be Accepted

Seattle Times | Melissa Allison | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Harlem, Welfare, Big Box Retail, California, Food Stamps, Economy, Jim Sinegal, Washington State, Recession, New York, New York City, Big Box Retailer, Groceries, Costco, Food, Michigan, Business News

Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted th...

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Mort Zuckerman: "Massive" Intervention Needed To Create New Jobs

ft.com | Mort Zuckerman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Mort Zuckerman, Food Stamps, National-Infrastructure-Bank, Economy, Great Recession, Part-Time Jobs, Financial Crisis, Jobs, Recession, Business News

Today there is no evidence of job creation. Quite the opposite: unemployment is rising and millions of jobs have disappeared. In place of thrift we ha...

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Pilots on Food Stamps

Michael Moore | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Workers, Food Stamps, Dead Peasant, Chesley Sullenberger, Michael Moore, PA Child Care, Lady GaGa, Capitalism: A Love Story, Saturday Night Live, Pilots, Airlines, Politics News
Michael Moore

You know, maybe it's just me, but the two occupations whose workers shouldn't be humpin' a second job are brain surgeons and airline pilots. Call me crazy.

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For 37,000 New York Unemployed, Benefits Will Soon Lapse

nytimes.com | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Welfare, Economic Collapse, Unemployment, The Great Depression, Food Stamps, Economic Crisis, Economy, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, The Great Recession, Unemployment Rate, Recession, New York, New York News

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers have had the unfortunate distinction of collecting unemployment benefits longer than anyone in the state's history. B...

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Unemployed In Las Vegas: Struggling Nevadans Speak

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Las Vegas Unemployed, Nevada, Welfare, Nevada Unemployed, Food Stamps, Job Search, Unemployed Americans, Jobless, Joblessness, Las Vegas, Impact News

Writer Becky Bosshart was laid off from her Las Vegas newspaper job while writing a series on the recession and unemployed Nevadans. Nevada is one of ...

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Number Of Working Americans On Food Stamps Surges

Financial Times | Sarah O’Connor | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Food Stamps Surge, Jobs, Food Stamps, Jobless Benefits, Working Americans, Employment, Business News

The number of working Americans turning to free government food stamps has surged as their hours and wages erode, in a stark sign that the recession i...

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Number Of Americans On Food Stamps Rising

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Stamp Use Rises, Food Stamps, Ebt, Food Politics, Green News

WASHINGTON — More Americans than ever before received food stamps in June, the Department of Agriculture said on Thursday, with more than 35 mil...

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Palin Supports Corsi: District 9 Is a Documentary

Warren Holstein | Posted 09.20.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Charles Grassley, Death Panels, The Rapture, Immigration, Iran, Obama, Media, Facebook, Civil Rights, The Washington Post, South Africa, Politics, Liz Cheney, Dennis Kucinich, Dick Cheney, Illegal Immigrants, Gop, Washington Post, Health Care, Sharia, Abortion, Birthers, Twitter, Food Stamps, Books, The New York Times, Lou Dobbs, Aliens, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Illegal Aliens, Tom Coburn, District 9, Jerome Corsi, Todd Palin, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Return-of-Shantytowns, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Alaska, NY Times, Metacritic, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

An indignant Palin immediately released a series of searing Facebook status updates denouncing the impending alien immigrant infestation as "icky" and "un-American,"

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Food Stamp Recipients More Likely To Be Obese: New Study

scientificamerican.com | OrangeSherbert at 01:55 AM on 08/12/09 | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Obesity, Food Stamps, Obesity Epidemic, Food Politics, Green News

One out of every nine people now receives food stamps in the U.S. And two-thirds of Americans are either overweight or obese. A new scientific study l...

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More Retailers Accept Food Stamps During Recession

usatoday.com | By Jayne O'Donnell and Rachel Huggins | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Poverty, Food Stamps, Electronic Benefit Transfers, Recession, Grocery Stores, Business News

More retailers are accepting food stamps, as a record number of consumers are turning to government aid to pay for groceries. Nearly 39 million peopl...

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Why Americans Ignore the Poor

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hunger, Poverty, Food Stamps, Chicago Public Schools, Summer, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Food, Chicago Tribune, Urban Policy, Politics News
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

Urban populations across this country don't have enough food to eat in a country that pays farmers not to grow food.

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Jobless Lose Food Stamps Because Of $25 Stimulus Check

AP/Huffington Post | MATT APUZZO | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus, Food Stamps, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Economy, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Politics News

WASHINGTON — When President Barack Obama increased unemployment benefits as part of his economic stimulus, he also made some Americans ineligibl...

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Breadline USA

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hunger, Unemployment, Poverty, Food Banks, Food Stamps, Economy, Obama, Breadline USA, Recession, Politics News
Sasha Abramsky

Talk to any food bank staffer and they'll tell you the numbers visiting their facilities are soaring, and that they're seeing huge numbers of the working poor attaching themselves to the breadlines.

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Eating for Almost Nothing

Anneli Rufus | Posted 05.14.2009 | Style

Read More: Food Shopping, Recessionista, Hypochondriacs, Food Stamps, Cooking, Scavenging, Food, Cordon Bleu, Fallen-Fruit, Fallen Fruit, Los Angeles, 99 Cent, Style News
Anneli Rufus

As Los Angeles-based Fallen Fruit wants us to know, America's city and suburban streets are rife with fruit trees growing in public spaces, or whose branches overhang sidewalks. Pick that!

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A Recipe for a Healthier America

Scott Stringer and Joan Dye Gussow | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Fast Food, Food Stamps, Organic Food, Food, Diet, Green News
Scott Stringer and Joan Dye Gussow

How can we get back to eating good food? American cities need to begin identifying, developing and supplying themselves from local "food sheds" -- their surrounding farms and pasturelands.

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The Positive Economics of Food Stamps

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bookmaker, Welfare, Wall Street Bailout, Food Stamps, Economy, Gambler, Cincinnati, Main Street, Aig, Don McNay, Stimulus, Bookies, Merrill Lynch, Food Stamp Program, Bailout, Grocery Stores, Kentucky, Food, Economic Stimulus, Personal Finance, Citigroup, Business News
Don McNay

A program that gives back $1.73 for every dollar spent is a better return than Wall Street is offering.

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Governor Jindal, Governor Sanford... Mayor Bloomberg?

Betsy Gotbaum | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Betsy Gotbaum, Albany, Obama Stimulus Plan, Food Stamp Program, Governor David Paterson, Wall Street, Food Stamps, Mayor Bloomberg, David Paterson, New York State, New York State Governor, Michael Bloomberg, Public Advocate, Public Advocates, Gotbaum, Politics News
Betsy Gotbaum

Mayor Bloomberg refuses to extend federally funded benefits to hungry, out-of-work New Yorkers while they look for jobs. Though with his friends in the financial sector, he isn't so strict.

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The Army Of Unemployed: How The Laid-Off Can Change The World

Adlai Wertman | Posted 03.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Poverty, Charity, Food Stamps, Funding Non-Profits, Volunteers, Non-Profits, Nonprofits, Jobs, Philanthropy, Unemployment, Volunteering, Homelessness, Volunteer, Homeless, Poor, Fundraising, The Giving Life, Living News
Adlai Wertman

Is this a time, though, where we can apply a basic math rule -- two negatives equal a positive? Could a large group of unemployed actually be good for the charities?

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The Best Thing for the Economy, the Right Thing for the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington, Income Tax Credit, Employment, Compromise, Low Income Families, Tax Credit, Economic, Block Grant, Unemployment, Tax Cut, Tax Cuts, Economic Stimulus, Economic Activity, Stimulus Package, Economy Special Focus, Greed, Economic Stimulus Package, Marriage Penalty Relief, Food Stamps, Economic Crisis, Budget, Politics, Eitc, Congress, Fiscal Relief, Families, Stimulus, Health, Head Start, Health Insurance, Poverty, Economy, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The stars have now aligned in the midst of this economic crisis, and it is precisely the time to address the urgent issues of poverty in America.

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Blaming the Victims: Heroic American Consumers

Ann Pettifor | Posted 03.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt, Foreclosure Crisis, Unemployment, Credit, Borrowing Money, Food Stamps, Wages, Easy Money, Great Depression 2.0, Consumption, Consumer Spending, Financial Crisis, Business News
Ann Pettifor

High levels of debt and consumption were not the result of millions of individual decisions by consumers. They were the result of a deliberate economic 'regime change' in the 1970s.

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TARP is Welfare; Control It

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup, Food Stamps, Welfare Mothers, Troubled Asset Relief Program, U.S. Treasury, Welfare Queens, Congress, John A. Thain, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Corporate Welfare, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Security and Exchange Commission, Welfare, Tarp, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

Taxpayers, who despise the notion of welfare queens, should demand Congress "discredit" and dethrone the kings of Wall Street.

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Half a Mill? Times Are Tough

Kim Stagliano | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Welfare, Pay Cut, Food Stamps, Bail Out Legislation, Investment Banking, Living News
Kim Stagliano

Let's imagine two well coiffed, Botoxed and manicured women from a fictional town in Fairfield County, "New Stamienwich" driving to a charity luncheon in Bridgeport, the largest and poorest city in Connecticut.

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