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The New Face Of Food Stamps: Working-Age Americans
By Hope Yen In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of … Continue reading
Plutocrats’ New Pitch: Let Us Rob You Now So You Can Plan Ahead for Poverty
By Lynn Stuart Parramore Somehow, I’ve wound up on the mailing list for a group of oligarchs campaigning to swindle Americans out of their hard-earned retirement insurance. Hedge fund billionaire Pete Peterson, the budget buffoons Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, … Continue reading