Tag: government assistance
The results of the biggest study on guaranteed income programs are...
Over time, does that income transform people’s lives?
Democrats propose $300 billion investment to treat housing as human right
"The crisis of housing instability is one that can be fixed by investing in housing infrastructure and supportive services for vulnerable communities."
Accountability is the start of true recovery
People’s Action welcomes these much-needed investments, and stands ready to defend our priorities and the communities that need recovery most.
What the expanded child Tax credit means to me
Now families like mine, and every other family with kids, get life-changing help deposited directly into their bank accounts.
‘Happy Labor Day everyone!’: Millions lose unemployment aid on worker holiday
The loss of federal unemployment assistance at this moment "will be a double whammy of hardship" for the unemployed and their families.
Support for families needs to be permanent
"The pandemic didn’t create the impossible conditions facing moms—it only exacerbated them."
A food stamp indignity worthy of Dickens
Behind the White House's demeaning "food box" idea is a plan to eliminate food aid for poor people completely.
Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ delivers an empty promise
The administration and its GOP allies are threatening these Americans with even greater hunger and privation.
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Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ as offshore killings escalate
An executive order reviving WMD language coincides with deadly US strikes at sea, prompting warnings of illegal force, mission creep, and echoes of Iraq-era justifications.
Will ambushed voters be so repulsed by MAGA’s war against America—systemic reform looks good?
Could tycoons not do any better than the farcical, dishonest Keystone Kops klutzes—Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Patel, Noem, Bondi, Ludnick and RFK Jr.?
Wikipedia founders face backlash over push to rewrite ‘Gaza genocide’ entry
More than 40 advocacy groups accuse Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger of attempting censorship and genocide denial amid mounting political pressure and internal disputes over neutrality.
Trump has created speech and thought crimes with NSPM-7 and Pam Bondi is ready...
How NSPM-7 and a DOJ directive lay the groundwork for criminalizing dissent and protected speech
Progressives push War Powers votes to block Trump escalation in Venezuela
As floor votes approach, lawmakers cite tanker seizures, strike threats, and constitutional limits to argue Congress must stop unauthorized hostilities.