Spending on social welfare programs like SNAP, also known as food stamps, would be dramatically cut under the White House budget unveiled in May. In Arkansas, a state that mirrors the national picture, 14 percent of the population was on…
With the continuing debate over budget priorities and social programs, Work & Happiness: The Human Cost of Welfare takes what some might feel is a controversial position: that it is the welfare system itself that keeps some people in a…
In 1976, Atlantic City became the first place outside Nevada to legalize casinos. Voices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of the gambling mecca from the perspective of local stakeholders - card dealers, cocktail waitresses,…