Filed Under: “Welfare”
Despite looming debt ceiling, rampant profiteering, and serious bloat, GOP wants to increase military budget
By Jake Johnson
New research shows how small increases in child anti-poverty spending helps kids a lot
By Henry T. Puls and Paul J. Chung
It’s becoming evident that public investments to reduce childhood poverty more than repay themselves in the long term
‘Diaper math’ is a very real problem for low-income parents
By Jenny Gold
The federal government and most states do not include diapers in family support programs
Cutting off emergency unemployment aid did not spur job growth
By Josh Israel
New employment statistics indicate that eliminating assistance to people out of work did not force them back into jobs
Biden administration ends Trump policy to restrict federal food assistance program
By Jake Johnson
The new president has officially ended a Trump-era policy which allowed states to place work requirements on food assistance programs