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Food Stamps

Politics

Why the Very Poor Have Become Poorer

More and more Americans are trying to survive on less than $2 a day.

Christopher Jencks New York Review of Books May 2016 15min Permalink

Politics Food

Too Much of Too Little

How living off food stamps is making South Texans obese but leaving them hungry.

Eli Saslow Washington Post Nov 2013 Permalink

In Florida, A Food-stamp Recruiter Deals With Wrenching Choices

Dillie Nerios’s job is to convince people food is a right, not a luxury.

Eli Saslow Washington Post Apr 2013 10min Permalink

Business

Food Stamps Put Rhode Island Town on Monthly Boom-and-Bust Cycle

The economics of Woonsocket, where one-third of residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Eli Saslow Washington Post Mar 2013 15min Permalink