Food Aid In Jeopardy Nationwide Due to Government Shutdown

SNAP funding for 38 million Americans is fully covered by the federal government, but individual states are responsible for administering the program – and many may not be able through February.

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Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ In the Senate

The “Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act” would establish a 100 percent tax on government benefits received by workers at Amazon, Walmart and all companies with at least 500 employees.

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Whether America Can Afford A Job Guarantee Program Is Not Up For Debate

Sen. Bernie Sanders's endorsement of a guaranteed job for anyone who wants one has reinvigorated a debate in which people instinctively ask: How on earth can we pay for that?

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America’s Richest 2% Made More Money in 2017 Than the Cost of the Entire Safety Net

Those Americans with an average net worth of about $2.5 million accumulated enough wealth in 2017 alone to pay for the safety net FOUR TIMES over.

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Amazon Makes List of Large Companies with Workers Receiving Food Stamps

“It’s pretty clear that a lot of these jobs are not good jobs."

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31,000 Louisianans Set to Lose Food Stamp Benefits On Jan. 1

It's not only people here who are losing out – Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming recently allowed work requirements to be reimposed, leaving just 28 states with their food stamp waivers intact in 2016.

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California Legislature Passes Bill to Help Low-Income People Buy Fresh Local Produce

By providing matching funds for people who purchase healthy food, the new legislation shows these programs are gaining traction on a state-by-state basis – with the Golden State leading the way.

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Great Embarrassments of an Unequal Society

America has experienced "gush-up" rather than "trickle-down" – now the shame is on the adherents of unregulated free-market capitalism who have assaulted us with winner-take-all wealth over the common good.

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Connecticut Bill Would Fine Corporations for Low Wages

The proposed legislation would subject for-profit companies with 500 or more employees to a fine for every employee who is paid less than $15 an hour, essentially forcing those companies to raise wages or pay if they refuse.

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Fixed Fortunes: Biggest Corporate Political Interests Spent Billions, and Got Trillions In Return

Between 2007 and 2012, 200 of America’s most politically active corporations spent a combined $5.8 billion on federal lobbying and campaign contributions – and were paid back $4.4 trillion in federal business and support.

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