Safety Net

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Socialist or "Champion of Freedom"?

David Woolner | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Socialism, Franklin Roosevelt, New Deal, Safety Net, Barack Obama, Social Safety Nets, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Economic Crisis, Politics News

For Roosevelt, government intervention in the economy was not about destroying individual liberty; it was about restoring individual liberty. This is a good reminder for President Obama.

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Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor Now

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Working Poor, Child Poverty, Social Justice, Poverty, Poor Families, Poor, Poor Children, Justice, Low Income, Safety Net, Children's Health, Amber Alert, Impact News

I believe this is an Amber Alert time for millions of our nation's poor children and that everyone needs to be on the lookout for the children, to ensure the children's health, safety and education, and to see that justice is done.

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Romney: Peddling the Indefensible

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Tax Plan, Safety Net, Budget, Michigan Primary, Mitt Romney Taxes, Social Security, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Tax Cuts, Politics News

Mitt Romney claims that he has a plan for "more jobs, less debt and smaller government." He also says that he has the "integrity" to "speak honestly with the American people." But his "plan" simply doesn't add up.

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Medicaid: Help in Hard Times

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Loan, Junior College, Children, Social Security, Community College, Health Coverage, Children?S Health Insurance Program, Federal Poverty Level, Defense, Insurance, Disabilities, Loans, Student Loan, Chip, Disability, Children's, Low Income, Schip, Grant, Fund, Disabled, Childrens, Poverty, Social Security Disability, Pell Grant, Student Loans, School College, Child Poverty, Education, Chipra, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Higher Education, Pell Grants, President Obama, Safety Net, Michigan, Children's Health, Poor, Poor Children, Working Poor, Poor Families, Politics News

Medicaid is vital -- it provides hundreds of millions of children who are poor or have disabilities with comprehensive health coverage enabling them to become productive, taxpaying members of society.

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Desperately Working to Stay Afloat

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Economy, Economic Crisis, Working Poor, Child Poverty, Safety Net, Food Stamps, Welfare, Minimum Wage, Underemployment, Head Start, Living Wage, Politics News

At one time, the Nations owned a home. But like so many other American families, their standard of living has declined over the past decade even though they are a two-parent working family.

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WATCH: Arianna Talks Safety Net Benefits On CNN's 'Your Bottom Line'

Huff TV | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Federal Benefits, Food Stamps, Economic Crisis, Social Security, Financial Crisis, Medicare, Medicaid, Safety Net, Safety Net Benefits, Video, Politics News

Arianna appeared on CNN's "Your Bottom Line," to discuss the growth of "safety net" benefits like food stamps and Medicaid. "It's a sign of what a t...

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Even Critics Of Safety Net Increasingly Depend On It

nytimes.com | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Federal Benefits, Social Security, Government Benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Safety Net, Tea Party, Safety Net Benefits, Politics News

Ki Gulbranson owns a logo apparel shop, deals in jewelry on the side and referees youth soccer games. He makes about $39,000 a year and wants you to k...

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Preserving America's Safety Net

Tammy Duckworth | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Msnbc, Illinois 8th District, Food Stamps, Newt Gingrich, Tammy Duckworth, Safety Net, Pell Grants, Joe Walsh, Martin Bashir, Veterans, Video, Chicago News

Nobody wants to be on food stamps, but when my family lost everything, we were grateful for it.

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Repairing the Safety Net

Bob Greenstein | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Unemployment Benefits, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Poor, Medicaid, Safety Net, Unemployment, Social Security, Tanf, Medicare, Politics News

The positive news is that the safety net, bolstered by temporary expansions enacted during the recession, has helped hold the line against poverty and hardship in the past few years. But the safety net also has significant holes.

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Mitt's "Very Poor" Choice of Words

Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: John McCain, Decision 2012, Very Poor, You Decide 2012, Campaign Ads, Mitt Romney, Choice 2012, Election 2012, Mitt Romney Gaffes, Republicans, Newt Gingrich, Safety Net, Barack Obama, GOP Candidates, Video, Politics News

Rick defending Mitt?! Well, sorta kinda. ...

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Romney's "Very Poor" Choice of Words

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Campaign Ad, Mitt Romney, Occupy Wall Street, Obama, Entitlement Reform, Campaign, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Safety Net, Elections 2012, Romney Very Poor, Mitt Romney Very Poor, Romney Gaffe, Politics News

While most of the attention so far has been focused on the "out of touch" nature of Mitt's "very poor" choice of words, the real damage to Mitt as a Republican candidate stems from how he attempted to explain what he really meant.

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"I Just Want a Job"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Public Schools, College Students, U.S. Economy, Poverty, Economy, Budget, Eviction, Economic Crisis, Drugs, School, Working Poor, Child Poverty, Education, Hunger, Homelessness, College, Homeless, Poor, Poverty in America, Forclosure, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Safety Net, Tanf, Food Pantries, Employment, Jobs, Unemployment, Job, Food Pantry, Politics News

Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their checks isn't familiar with the schedules of Tiffany and many others like her.

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Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up?

Bob Greenstein | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Poor, Food Stamps, Safety Net, Mitt Romney Health Care, Mitt Romney Social Security, Social Security, Medicare, Politics News

We're glad the governor is expressing support for a safety net and for fixing it if it needs repair. Yet his own budget proposals would tear gaping holes in the safety net and damage it severely.

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The "Holeist" of Holes in the Safety Net

Jodie Levin-Epstein | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Public Policy, Safety Net, 2012 Election, Poverty, U.S. Poverty, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt-Romney-Safety-Net, Tanf, Mitt Romney Poor People, u.s. Poverty Stats, Politics News

The responsibility of government is at the heart of the 2012 presidential campaign. A challenge for the candidates should be to come up with a list of holes and which they think are the "holeist."

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Low-Income Republicans Say Government Does Too Little for Poor People

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Video, Unemployment, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Republican Voters, Safety Net, Mitt Romney Poor People, Politics News

Low-income Republican voters say the government does too little for poor people, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Over half of Repub...

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Safety Net

Jonathan Richards | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Mitt Romney, Poor, Safety Net, Politics News

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African Leaders Must End Hunger Crises Now

Olusegun Obasanjo | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Nigeria, Drought, Ethiopia, Save the Children, Safety Net, World Hunger, Cote D'Ivoire, World News

In Nigeria, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, children and families continue to go hungry in many areas of the country.

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Taking Stock of the Safety Net, Part 1: Overview

Arloc Sherman | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Eitc, Deficit, Unemployment Benefits, Budget Cuts, Tanf, Safety Net, U.S. Poverty Rate, Politics News

Unemployment and long-term unemployment remained very high, as did the percentage Americans without health insurance. Yet things aren't nearly as bad as they could have been.

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More Faces of Child Poverty

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Safety Net, Poverty in America, Poverty, Working Poor, Child Poverty, Child Hunger, US Poverty, Social Safety Net, Government Housing, Politics News

We have good safety net programs, and we have to make sure every child who could benefit from these programs does. Help for poor parents and children should be protected before tax breaks for wealthy corporations and millionaires.

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Europe, United States Hold Fundamentally Different Visions For Society

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Video, Values, Germany, Income Inequality, Pew Research Center, American Values, Western Europe, Social Safety Net, United States, Spain, European Values, Europe, Safety Net, Inequality, Business News

More than an ocean divides the United States and Western Europe. Americans are significantly less supportive of a social safety net than Western ...

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Four Popular Safety-Net Programs Tea Party Republicans Have Turned Against

Jake Blumgart | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Compassionate Conservatism, Earned Income Tax Credit, Food Stamps, Conservatives, Community Health Centers, School Lunches, George W. Bush, Republican Party, Tea Party, Safety Net Programs, Social Safety Nets, Safety Net, Politics News

Ensuring that American students can attend school with full bellies seems like the most uncontroversial public policy of all time. Not so anymore, now that child nutrition has met the Tea Party.

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City Official Suggests Homeless Take Cabs To Overnight Shelters

Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Chicago Homeless Shelters, Chicago Homeless Services, Evelyn Diaz, Homelessness, Third World America, Rahm Emanuel Budget, Rahm Emanuel, Homeless in Chicago, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Chicago Homeless, Homeless Services, Safety Net, Recession, Beyond Broke, Chicago News

The head of the city's Department of Family and Support Services is under fire Tuesday after suggesting that homeless Chicagoans should take cabs to o...

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Our Porous Safety Net

Jared Bernstein | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Welfare, Safety Net, Economy, Business News

The redesigned welfare of the 1990s is a fair weather ship. It does okay in calm waters. But it founders in a storm.

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Global Crises, Social Safety Nets and the Poor

Vinod Thomas | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Financial Crisis, Food Crisis, Creating Safety Nets, Crises and Safety Nets, Preparing for Global Crises, Safety Nets, Global Safety Nets, Safety Net, Combating Crises, World News

It pays to build safety net systems in relatively stable times so that the worst poverty impacts from unanticipated events can be cushioned.

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Awful Jobs Report Reinforces Need for Relief

HuffingtonPost.com | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Deficit, Jobs, Medicaid, Social Security, Safety Net, Business News

By now, you need willful denial to miss the fact that the economy is in dreadful shape and showing no signs of meaningful improvement. For those incli...

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