Apr 23 Twitter chat: Should the government tell welfare recipients how to spend their money? By Nora Daly A new Kansas restricts the ways in which recipients of government assistance can spend their benefits. While many states have placed restrictions on how benefit cards can be used, prohibiting purchases such as alcohol, tobacco products and adult entertainment, the… Continue reading
Apr 16 New Kansas law would limit how welfare recipients can spend their benefits By John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. -- A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can't use cash assistance from the state to attend concerts, get tattoos, see a psychic or buy lingerie. The list of don'ts runs to several dozen items. Continue reading
Mar 20 States to test ways to get food stamp recipients back to work By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ten states will test new ways to get food stamp recipients back to work, using Agriculture Department grants aimed at helping some of the 46 million Americans who receive benefits move off the rolls. Continue reading
Dec 10 A food stamps success story By Miles Corak A yawning gap has opened up between market income poverty rates and total income poverty rates, which can only be heralded as a major success story for out-of-work assistance, particularly those components under federal control, argues economist Miles Corak. Continue reading
Jun 02 Should food stamps be used for sugary drinks? Researchers find new evidence to support a ban By Diane Jeanty A new study released by Health Affairs on Monday shows that a proposed ban on sugar sweetened beverages purchased with SNAP benefits would significantly reduce obesity in adults ages 18-65. A subsidy for fruits and vegetables would more than double… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Food stamp program changes lead to ‘staggering’ increase in need Food stamp program cuts lead to 'staggering' increase in need… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch One NYC family’s struggle to survive on a fast food salary Between food, housing and baby supplies, Shenita Simon struggles each week to support her family of seven. The 25-year-old from New York makes $8 per hour and is one of the fast food workers nationwide advocating for higher wages. Hari… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Food stamp cuts force families to get by with less Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program mean that the more than 47 million food stamp recipients will now receive less money each month to buy groceries. To examine the issue, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ellen Teller of the Food… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Talking Tech With Harper Reed, Obama Campaign’s Former CTO Talking Tech Trends With Harper Reed, Obama Campaign's Former CTO… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Pope Benedict Urges Respect for Human Rights at U.N. Pope Benedict XVI spoke Friday at the United Nations, saying respect for human rights should be the focus of international cooperation, but warning "multilateral consensus" is "subordinated to the decisions of a small number."… Continue watching