From Empire Justice Center: Tens of thousands of low-income households across New York State who were improperly cut off or denied Food Stamps are now being issued retroactive benefits, as a result of a federal class action lawsuit filed against the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance…
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The strain of poverty may mean people are more likely to make bad decisions that exacerbate their financial problems. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images From The Guardian: Poor people spend so much mental energy on the immediate problems of paying bills and cutting costs that they are left with less capacity…
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On Monday, workers from major fast-food chains such as KFC, Wendy’s, Burger King and McDonald’s in seven cities — Detroit, New York City, Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Louis, Flint, Mich., and Kansas City, Mo. — will be staging a strike in a movement for higher wages. Reuters. From IBT: On Monday,…
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From TP: When local activist groups challenged Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton to live on a food stamp budget for a week to mark Hunger Awareness Month, he took them up on the offer and found out just how hard it was. Stanton kept a diary on the challenge, which allotted…
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From NYT: The reasons for the decline remain unclear, but researchers offered possible explanations, including a spike in prescription drug overdoses among young whites, higher rates of smoking among less educated white women, rising obesity, and a steady increase in the number of the least educated Americans who lack health…
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MHP had a brilliant show this morning. Fantastic discussion. GOP parrot Monica Mehta’s staggering ignorance and parroting of unsupported GOP talking points had me retorting at the TV rather vigorously all morning. But MHP and the rest of the panel was having none of it. Monica needs to be educated…
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From Center for American Progress: In the latest CBS/New York Times poll, by an overwhelming 40-point margin, the public endorses the idea that money and wealth in the country should be more fairly distributed (66 percent) over the idea that the current distribution is fair (26 percent). Click here for…
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