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  • Six Myths About Food Stamps
    October 8, 2013
    | Dave Johnson
    The right-wing echo chamber has vilified food stamp users with a variety of absurd lies and myths. As a result, people will go hungry.
  • Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe
    October 7, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Lost in the discussion of the government shutdown is the millions of poor Americans -- many of them children -- who are hurt when the federal agencies stop functioning.
  • Five Things You Might Have Missed on 'Poverty Day'
    September 27, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    The annual release of the Census poverty data is the one day the mainstream media will discuss poverty. But here are five other important findings you might have missed.
  • Morning Reads: Cruz Fake-Busters and a New York Hunger Strike
    September 25, 2013
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers and Company.
  • New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans)
    September 22, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    For the 11th time in 12 years, poverty has worsened or stayed the same. We’ve long known what to do to take the next steps in the fight against poverty. But we’re not doing it.
  • By the Numbers: The Incredibly Shrinking Middle Class
    September 20, 2013
    | Karin Kamp
    A snapshot of what America's middle class used to be and what it is now in terms of wages, work and out-of-pocket costs -- and the problems caused by growing economic inequality.
  • 5 Ways to Fix America’s Economy
    September 19, 2013
    | Karin Kamp
    Robert Reich shares his plan of action for making our economy healthier and better for everyone.
  • America Needs to Rethink the Poverty Line
    September 18, 2013
    | John Light
    Most experts agree that the way the government measures poverty is out of date. We take a look at how it got so far off, and how experts recommend fixing it.
  • Census Data: Another Lost Year of "Recovery" for 99% of U.S. Households
    September 17, 2013
    The news is that there's really no news, despite another year when the economy was supposed to be recovering.
  • Morning Reads...
    September 9, 2013
    A roundup of the stories the Moyers & Company crew are reading today.


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