Making Sen$e Apr 16 What’s the welfare initiative uniting liberals and conservatives? By Véronique de Rugy
Nation Apr 11 Why Sweden, not Switzerland, should be America’s social welfare model Liberal economist Barbara Bergmann opposes the basic income for all the reasons libertarian economist Charles Murray supports it. Instead of replacing public assistance with a minimum income, she would prefer beefing up existing social welfare programs to be more like… By Barbara Bergmann
Nation Apr 10 Libertarian Charles Murray: The welfare state has denuded our civic culture Charles Murray is no fan of U.S. bureaucracy. But cutting checks, he admits, is one of the few things big government does well. He thinks cutting bigger checks -- in the form of a guaranteed income for every adult citizen… By Charles Murray
Politics Sep 21 Watch Deep Cuts in Food Stamp Program Could Impact Millions After a showdown in the House ended with a vote to cut the nation's food stamp program by $40 billion dollars, the controversial measure is headed to the Senate. Wall Street Journal reporter Damian Paletta breaks down some of the…
Politics Aug 09 Watch Candidates Spar Over Welfare Reform on the Campaign Trail In a new ad, the Romney campaign targets 'welfare-to-work' programs and inflexibility for state changes to federal programs. Judy Woodruff talks to Georgetown University's Peter Edelman and Heritage Foundation's Robert Rector about welfare reform and the criticisms and proposals coming…