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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker wants to reduce food stamp benefits for families with children whose parents who do not work at least 80 hours a month or meet related requirements.

How Welfare’s Work Requirements Can Deepen and Prolong Poverty: Rose’s Story

Only very low-income Americans who are working or looking for work are eligible for federal, time-limited welfare dollars. This restriction doesn't always help them get back on their feet.
By Kristin Seefeldt
Dr. C. Nicole Mason

What You Need to Know About Ending Poverty From Someone Who Overcame It

C. Nicole Mason is a scholar studying poverty and public policy. In her new memoir, she recounts her struggles growing up poor in LA.
By Josh Keefe
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses at a rally with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after he signed a law that will gradually raise the stateÕs minimum wage to $15 while also establishing paid family leave for New York workers on April 4, 2016 in New York City. Supported by unions, workers and progressives across the state, Cuomo stated that the current minimum wage of $9 an hour is too low to support a family. the event was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center.

Smoke and Mirrors: Hillary’s Underhanded Progressivism

Clinton's 2016 rebrand is sexist, elitist and misleading.
By Michael Sainato
President Obama (Photo: Getty)

Obama Campaign Releases Rebuttal To Romney’s Welfare Ad

By Hunter Walker
Rick Santorum (Photo: Getty)

Rick Santorum Finds Obama in ‘Contempt for the Rule of Law’

By Hunter Walker
Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich Is ‘Disturbed And Angered’ by Obama Catering to ‘The Radical Left Wing’ on Welfare

By Hunter Walker

Clinton Says Romney Campaign’s Welfare Reform Attacks Are ‘Not True’

By Hunter Walker
President Obama (Photo: Getty)

Obama Campaign Calls Team Romney’s Welfare Reform Attack ‘Completely False’

By Hunter Walker
President Obama (Photo: Getty)

Romney Campaign Accuses Obama of Wanting To ‘Gut Welfare Reform’

By Hunter Walker

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