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food politics
Oct. 20, 2020
Court’s Food-Stamp Ruling Is a Loss for Trump, a Win for Basic Decency A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to end SNAP benefits for nearly 700,000 unemployed Americans.
By Rachel Sugar
coronavirus stimulus
Apr. 16, 2020
Tense Negotiations Continue Over Next Round of Stimulus Democrats are hoping that Republicans budge on more money for state and local governments.
By Ed Kilgore
state of the union address
Feb. 4, 2020
Trump Didn’t “Lift People Off Welfare.” He Cut Them Off. Republicans gave Trump a standing ovation during the State of the Union for slashing aid to the poor.
By Sarah Jones
food politcs
Dec. 9, 2019
By Chris Crowley
immigration
Aug. 12, 2019
Trump Moves Ahead With Ban on Public Assistance for Legal Immigrants It’s part of a broader assault on immigration and on the social safety net by Team Trump.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Will Always Find a Way to Punish the Poor Trump bypasses Congress to propose stricter work requirements for food stamps.
By Sarah Jones
Senate Clears Farm Bill, Setting Up Fight With House GOP Over SNAP Donald Trump is the tiebreaker, and while he’s demagogued about SNAP work requirements, he’s not threatening a veto if they are missing.
By Ed Kilgore
GOP Likely to Sneak Cuts to Food Stamps Through the House This Week There are still ongoing fights over SNAP work requirements and farm subsidy limits, but one obstacle to the farm bill has fallen.
By Ed Kilgore
Farm Bill Defeated in House Over Food Stamp and Immigration Issues House GOP lost Democratic Farm Bill votes by insisting on new SNAP work requirements. Then conservatives took it hostage over an immigration fight.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Demands More Stringent Work Requirements for Food Stamps Recipients It’s a great way for Trump to demagogue about shiftless welfare bums without actually making major changes in a popular program.
By Ed Kilgore
Moby Has a Take on Food Stamps — and It’s Junk The vegan electronic musician’s liberal paternalism doesn’t have me SNAPping my fingers.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Wants Big Government to Decide What Poor People Get to Eat His budget would cut aid to food stamp recipients – and replace it with a box of canned goods picked out by D.C. bureaucrats.
By Eric Levitz
food politics
Feb. 13, 2018
By Clint Rainey
After Tax Cut for the Rich, Trump Hopes to Take Food From Poor Kids The president plans to cut off food aid to low-income children whose parents are unemployed, or test positive for marijuana.
By Eric Levitz
After Trumpcare, Republicans Will Have to Tackle an Even Bigger Mess Yes, the health-care debacle has stalled budget and tax bills, but Republicans are nowhere close to agreement on the broad outlines of a fiscal plan.
By Ed Kilgore
The Trump Budget’s Approach to Welfare Is Based on Discredited Delusions If Trump cared about increasing productivity and growth — rather than redistributing wealth upward — he would increase social spending, not cut it.
By Eric Levitz
The Trump Budget Is Really Just a Cynical Ploy The draconian spending cuts will never pass Congress. But Trump is preparing excuses in advance for when GOP tax cuts balloon the deficit.
By Ed Kilgore
White House Considers Deporting Legal Immigrants for Being Poor A draft executive order would allow the government to deport visa holders who receive public benefits.
By Eric Levitz
crimes and misdemeanors
Dec. 2, 2015
By Nathan Pemberton
The Chain Gang
Oct. 16, 2013
By Belle Cushing
Reset Button
Oct. 14, 2013
By Belle Cushing
the national interest
Sept. 25, 2013
Subsidizing Farmers But Not the Poor Still Evil Turns out there are arguments for this policy. Just not good or even factually true ones.
By Jonathan Chait
the racie for gracie
July 22, 2013
By Adam Martin
Anthony Weiner Goes on ‘Food-Stamp Diet’ “I’m gonna try to find some peanut butter, but that’s, like, $4.50.”
By Matt Taylor
Cory Booker Skips Cipriani for More Canned Beans His food stamp challenge is not easy, he’ll have you know.
By Joe Coscarelli
cory booker
Nov. 30, 2012
By Margaret Hartmann
cory booker
Nov. 19, 2012
Cory Booker May Soon Be Living Off Food Stamps The mayor challenges a fellow Twitter user to a contest.
By Margaret Hartmann
Corbett Administration Moves Forward on Asset Tests for Food Stamps; Blue Bottle Plus: Today’s beef is more environmentally sound than beef of yore; and “blue laws” ban booze sales on Super Bowl Sunday, all in our morning news roundup.
Politicians Line Up to Blast Corbett Over Food Stamp Assets Tests; Don’t Plus: USDA’s gardeners’ guide shows warm zones have drifted North; and Burger King’s latest concoction packs more than 1,000 calories, all in our morning news roundup.
City Agencies Work Hard to Crush the Spirit of Budding Food Entrepreneurs; Plus: Vegetarians not averse to gluten should consider it as a source of protein; and Coca-Cola brings back its polar bears, all in our morning news roundup.
Meatball Crooks Were on a Roll; Chains Are Poised to Jack Up Prices Plus: The state of PA takes potential recipients assets into account before granting food stamps; and conventional orange juice could be full of fungicide, all in our morning ews roundup.
the third terminator
Jan. 6, 2012
Bloomberg Doubles Down on Fingerprints for Food Stamps Governor Cuomo is working to end the requirement, but the mayor is griping.
By Joe Coscarelli
Students Criticize LAUSD’s New Lunches; Whiskey Might Fortify Your Portfolio Quinoa salad struggles to compete with Flamin’ Hot Cheetoes for the hearts and minds of schoolkids.
Jersey Shore Bar Guilty of Cheap Vodka Switcheroo; Republicans Root Out Plus: The proper time to drink cappuccino is in the morning; and meet the new farmerati, all in our morning news roundup.
Food Politics
Dec. 6, 2011
There Sure Has Been a Lot of Depressing Food Stamp News Lately But is there such a thing as food-assistance news that’s cheery?
By Hugh Merwin
Maya Angelou Pens New Cookbook; 15% of U.S. Used Food Stamps in August The great U.S. author publishes her second recipe collection called Great Food, All Day Long .
$10,000 Burglary at Cafe Bizou; Carl’s Jr. Baking Biscuits From Scratch The LAPD search is on in Sherman Oaks after a French restaurant is robbed of its dough.
the third terminator
Oct. 12, 2011
New York City Still Requires Fingerprints for Food Stamps A new City Council bill puts pressure on Bloomberg to change the rules.
By Joe Coscarelli
Jerry Brown Frees Food Stamps From Finger Print Scans; The Five Best IPAs The Governor eradicates some of the tougher requirements for food stamp users.
Sly Stone Living on Food Donations; Chains Turn Their Backs on Booze Despite potential profits, a Cabernet just doesn’t pair well with a value meal.
Peapod Makes Web-Based Grocery Sales Available; Baobab Poised to Replace Acai as Plus: City Tavern can’t find a tenant; and chains find serving booze a tough sell, all in our morning news roundup.
A.C. Casinos Close For Hurricane Irene; Big Box Grocery Stores Implement Plus: Moderate wine consumption is shown to help reduce weight gain; and don’t open your fridge if you lose power, all in our morning news roundup.
Food Journalism
July 19, 2011
Turns Out Marion Nestle Helped Out With That HuffPo Op-Ed After All And she still believes that soda should not be an eligible food stamp purchase.
By Hugh Merwin
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