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  • Sister Simone Defends the Safety Net
    August 1, 2013
    | John Light
    At a hearing called by Paul Ryan to examine the War on Poverty, the activist and nun explained that government programs help millions every year.
  • The Faces of America’s Hungry
    July 31, 2013 | Moyers & Company
    Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton reveal tragic truths about hunger and food insecurity in America.
  • It's Time for 'Poverty in the Trenches' Hearings
    July 31, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    We need a series of hearings for politicians to listen to those living in poverty, writes Greg Kaufmann.
  • Paul Ryan's War on Poverty
    July 30, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has the opportunity to listen to and learn from an advocate on the front lines of the poverty battle tomorrow. Will he take it?
  • What Real Food Policy Dialogue Looks Like
    July 29, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    In contrast to rubbish that passes for conversation about hunger in Congress, NYC's recent Forum on the Future of Food offered substantive food for thought.
  • The Minimum Wage Doesn't Apply to Everyone
    July 26, 2013
    | John Light
    Nearly two million working Americans make even less than the minimum because of various exemptions.
  • Responses to 'Congressional Hunger Games'
    July 24, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Greg Kaufmann collects advice from anti-hunger advocates on how to respond to congressional politicking on food assistance.
  • The End of the (Wire)Line
    July 23, 2013
    | Tom Casciato and Laura Macomber, Okapi Productions
    Discover why companies like AT&T want to unplug the way roughly 19 million Americans still communicate with the rest of the world.
  • "Where You Grow Up Matters"
    July 23, 2013
    | Theresa Riley
    A new study shows that your potential for climbing the income ladder in the United States is largely dependent on your hometown.
  • Yes, We Have a Black President, but…
    July 23, 2013 | Group Think

    The majority of black people remain either saddled with poverty, unemployment and life in America's ghettos, or are living a fragile, insecure middle-class life that may be unavailable to their children.



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