The Poverty Trap

Social Safety Net Programs: Part I

Social Security

Nov 30 • 

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The SNAP Benefit Saga Is Not Over...

Not Even Close

Nov 17 • 

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13:19

Food Assistance Or No Food Assistance?

That Is Still The Question Affecting 42 Million Americans...

Nov 3 • 

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12:16

October 2025

Chronic Illness Equals Chronic Debt...

Listen now

Oct 18 • 

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8:59

The Legacy Of Two Icons, A Different Inequality, And Vaccine Hesitancy

A Link Round-Up Of Recent Headlines

Oct 3 • 

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7:21

September 2025

The Presidential Speech We All Need To Hear...

President Kennedy's "Moon-Shot" Call-To-Action Turns Sixty—Three Today...

Sep 12 • 

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9:49

Labor Day Reading: Workers And The Environment

Sharing Last Year's Labor Day Post With A Short Update

Sep 1 • 

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11:53

August 2025

"And Justice For All"...

Or Not, Depending On Your Finances

Aug 25 • 

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8:58

Now It's Middle-Income Americans Who Are Priced Out of The Home Ownership Market...

And If Home Ownership For Average Americans Continues To Decline, Wealth Inequality Will Continue To Rise.

Aug 13 • 

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July 2025

Predatory Lenders Will Swoop In For The Kill...

When Millions Of Desperate Americans Lose Their Healthcare And SNAP Benefits

Jul 28 • 

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13:43

I Was On Medicaid And Food Stamps...

And This Is What Will Happen When These Already Meager Programs Are Cut.

Jul 13 • 

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10:46

Political Assassinations, Americans In The Peasant Class, New York City Primary Shocker...And More.

End-of-Month Link Roundup

Jul 1 • 

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