Trump’s Big Libertarian Experi...

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Does contaminated food smell like freedom?

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KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICK...

Apr 25, 2016 by

KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICKING 15,000 PEOPLE OFF FOOD STAMPS

[Translate] by Alan Pyke THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Hanna) Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS)   For over five years now, Kansas has...

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WE NEED A NEW AGE OF ENLIGHTEN...

Apr 21, 2016 by

WE NEED A NEW AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

[Translate]   (Photo:Thomas Hawk)ROBERT C. KOEHLER FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT What remains endlessly hinted at about the 2016...

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10 Reasons Why Homelessness Is...

Apr 16, 2016 by

10 Reasons Why Homelessness Is More Common Now Than Just 20 Years Ago

[Translate] Economy More Americans living in major cities are precariously close to homelessness. By Alex Henderson / AlterNet Photo...

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POVERTY IS NOW A REGIONAL PROB...

Apr 11, 2016 by

POVERTY IS NOW A REGIONAL PROBLEM

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Abandoned homes in West Baltimore / Reddit Inequality is only growing across the U.S. as incomes...

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Paul Krugman Reveals the Outra...

Mar 20, 2015 by

Paul Krugman Reveals the Outrageous Con Job Behind the Savage GOP Budget

[Translate] Economy “The modern G.O.P.’s raw fiscal dishonesty is something new in American politics.” By Janet Allon /...

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4 Numbers That Prove America I...

Mar 16, 2015 by

4 Numbers That Prove America Is a Deeply Messed-Up Place

[Translate]   The mainstream media rarely publishes facts like these. By Paul Buchheit / AlterNet There’s something perversely...

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What I Realized When I Finally...

May 18, 2014 by

What I Realized When I Finally Decided to Sign Up for Food Stamps

When the object of my pity — the poor ‘them’ — suddenly became me.

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What’s in the 2014 Farm ...

Feb 2, 2014 by

What’s in the 2014 Farm Bill?

The purpose of the Farm Bill is to balance…

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Meet The Economic Justice Warr...

Jan 28, 2014 by

Meet The Economic Justice Warriors Attending The State of the Union Address

At Tuesday’s State of the Union…

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FARM BILL AGREEMENT WOULD REDU...

Jan 28, 2014 by

FARM BILL AGREEMENT WOULD REDUCE FOOD STAMPS BY $800 BILLION

Farm Bill Agreement Reached By House…

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Reclaiming the Radical Imagina...

Jan 17, 2014 by

Reclaiming the Radical Imagination: Challenging Casino Capitalism’s Punishing Factories

The Gilded Age is back…

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3 Shocking Ways Inequality Kee...

Jan 1, 2014 by

3 Shocking Ways Inequality Keeps Getting Worse in America

The richest 1% have gained at least $6.1 trillion in the past five years.

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Mayor Cory Booker to Live off ...

Nov 21, 2012 by

Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker is set to take on a food stamp challenge between Dec.4-11.

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Farm Bill Could Hinge On Budge...

Nov 10, 2012 by

Farm Bill Could Hinge On Budget Talks

A farm bill that stalled in Congress before the election could see quick action by the end of the year..

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Jaw-Dropping Corruption: Ameri...

Aug 3, 2012 by

[Translate] Progressive Populist / By Mark Anderson An attorney’s courageous report exposes just how ruthless and greedy big...

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Farm Bill Divides Midwesterner...

Jun 13, 2012 by

Farm Bill Divides Midwesterners And Southerners

[Translate] Posted: 06/13/2012 7:57 am By JIM ABRAMS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — For once, it’s not Democrats battling...

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