Clive Crook: The American Dream Needs Repair
Sooner or later the US will find itself grappling with an immense fiscal problem. The recession and stimulus have combined to produce record-breaking ...
Sooner or later the US will find itself grappling with an immense fiscal problem. The recession and stimulus have combined to produce record-breaking ...
Irasema Garza | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
As bleak as the poverty figures appear, the Census Bureau's numbers likely underestimate the depth and scale of the problem. Given the scale of the problem facing us, we must address the structural issues that frustrate our efforts to help poor Americans.
Louise Marie Roth | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics
There is growing evidence that the neediest families are falling through the welfare cracks under the new regime, especially in this weak economy.
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business
Welfare rolls are swelling in states across the country as unemployment rates surge -- except in Michigan. With an unemployment rate of 14.1 percent...
Irasema Garza | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
Now, more than ever, we need a functioning social safety net -- one that helps families keep food on the table in times of crisis, while providing a toe hold to a more economically secure future.
Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics
A society cannot survive without a safety net and we don't have one during the worst economic crisis in decades.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
The present plan includes tax cuts that will benefit even those too poor to pay taxes, and includes $4 billion for child care services for low-income families.
Emily Henry | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home
Britain is criticized as being too lenient, too ready to hand out money first and ask questions later. America, on the other hand, forces people to jump through loops even to find out what help is available.
Horace McMillon | Posted 08.12.2008 | Home
Bill Clinton believes he was played dirty by the Obama camp. The truth, Bill Clinton, is that you are a racist. We all are. We can change. But the first step to change is recognizing the need to do so.
Clive Crook | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business