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Holly Maggi, left, and her fiance, James Wilson, right, and their 21-month-old daughter, Madison, have moved in with Ms. Maggi’s parents, Jim and Kathy Maggi. Photo Maggie Steber/New York Times
Recession creates spike in multi-family households Michael Luo New York Times December 28, 2010
Shuttered homes and businesses in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Meredith Whitney, the US research analyst who correctly predicted the global credit crunch describes local and state debt as one of the two biggest problems, along with the housing market, facing the US economy, and one that could derail its recovery. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
100 US cities face financial collapse as their $2,000 billion total debt may well overwhelm their ability to pay Elena Moya Guardian.co.uk December 20, 2010
Thirty states have exhausted their unemployment insurance funds and are using borrowed funds from the US government to maintain benefit checks for millions of workers—these loans and some interest must now be repaid Tony Pugh McClatchy Newspapers December 20, 2010
The US government is assembling a vast domestic intelligence apparatus to collect information about Americans, using the FBI, local police, state homeland security offices, and military criminal investigators Dana Priest and William M. Arkin Washington Post December 22, 2010
Recession causes rise in low-wage families, report says Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post December 21, 2010 See report (6 page pdf file)
Congress passes extension of Bush-era tax cuts; bill also extends unemployment benefits and creates one-year reduction in the Social Security payroll tax Lori Montgomery and Shailagh Murray Washington Post December 17, 2010
House sends bill on child nutrition and free school lunch to president. Bill would increase the number of poor students receiving free lunches and increase the nutritional quality of lunches--school administrators worry that improvements will cost money that school districts do not have Nick Anderson Washington Post December 3, 2010
Millions bracing for cutoff of unemployment aid Michael Luo, Kim Severson, David Herszenhorn and Robbie Brown New York Times December 3, 2010 US economy adds 39,000 new jobs in November but even more people seek employment, and the unemployment rate rises, with more than 15 million people out of work Motoko Rich New York Times December 3, 2010
Tim Smyth, 51, a New York television producer, has been unable to find work since 2008, despite having two decades of experience. “I am so worried somebody will look at me and say, ‘Oh, he’s probably lost his edge,’ ” Smyth said. His anxieties are not unfounded. New data from the Labor Department, provided to The New York Times, shows that people out of work fewer than five weeks are more than three times as likely to find a job in the coming month than people who have been out of work for over a year, with a re-employment rate of 30.7 percent versus 8.7 percent, respectively. Photo: Benjamin Norman/New York Times
The new poor: Unemployed and likely to stay that way—the longer people are unemployed, the more difficult it is to find work Catherine Rampell New York Times December 2, 2010
Liberal groups to propose route to smaller deficit Jackie Calmes New York Times November 28, 2010
Food banks swamped by demand Annie Gowan Washington Post November 22, 2010 Recession takes toll on young people without college educations Scott Canon and Diane Stafford Kansas City Star November 22, 2010 Military recruiters jobs are easier during economic downturn Scott Canon Kansas City Star November 22, 2010
Hunger in the United States continues at highest level since 1995 November 16, 2010
Obama ends G-20 summit with criticism of China over its exchange rate policy Sewell Chan New York Times November 12, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report Trade and hunger
GOP: No compromise on tax cut for wealthiest taxpayers Renee Schoof McClatchy Newspapers November 7, 2010 How can you talk seriously about US government deficit reduction when Bush-era temporary tax cuts cannot be allowed to expire and the nation is fighting two long-lasting and very costly wars? (opinion) Bob Herbert New York Times November 8, 2010
For 13 year-old Ellifina Jean, life is very difficult. She and her family are preparing to leave Virginia's apple orchards for Florida's orange groves. She lives in Virginia's largest migrant worker camp, a group of one-story cinder block buildings constructed to house German prisoners of war during WWII. Students move four or more times a year, and must adust to new schools, typically in new states, each time. Photo: Washington Post
For migrant worker children, frequent school changes damage learning Washington Post November 7, 2010 Also see other stories of hunger and poverty in the United States
United States emergency unemployment insurance (UI) measures enacted in the recession will expire at the end of November, unless Congress renews them. These measures provide additional weeks of federally funded UI benefits to workers who exhaust their 26 weeks of regular state UI before they can find a job. At a time when 41.8 percent of the unemployed have been looking for work for 27 weeks or longer, cutting back UI benefits to 26 weeks in most states would impose additional hardship on large numbers of the unemployed and their families. October’s unemployment rate of 9.6 percent is 2.4 percentage points higher than the highest rate (7.2 percent) at which benefits ended in any previous program.
Economy adds 151,000 jobs in October; 17,400,000 people still unemployed Greg Gordon and Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Newspapers November 4, 2010
Recession officially over, use of food stamps stays at record high Husna Haq Christian Science Monitor October 26, 2010
A vacant lot on East 110th Street in New York in 1952. For more than 40 years, 'culture of poverty' explanations for why people are poor have been hotly disputed and mainly out of fashion, because it seemed to attribute self-perpetuating moral deficiencies to people caught in poverty. Now, after decades of silence, some scholars are conceding that culture and persistent poverty are enmeshed. Photo: William C. Eckenberg/The New York Times
The idea of a 'culture of poverty' makes a comeback Patricia Cohen New York Times October 8, 2010 Also see Hunger Notes 2010 US hunger and poverty facts
After years of pressure, major tomato grower joins plan to boost field workers' pay Evan Perez Wall Street Journal October 13, 2010
Nicolle Bradbury bought her home for $75,000 and stopped paying the mortgage two years ago. An advisor for a nonprofit group, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, discovered that no one at her mortgage lender had reviewed the foreclosure documents, as required by law. Photo: Matt McInnis/New York Times
From a Maine house, a national foreclosure freeze David Streitfeld New York Times October 14, 2010 Lack of proper mortgage paper trail could leave big banks reeling again Ariana Eunjung Cha and Jia Lynn Yang Foreclosure furor rises; many call for a freeze David Streitfeld and Gretchen Morgenson New York Times October 5, 2010
Shadowy players in a new class war, started by the rich and powerful (opinion) E.J. Dionne New York Times October 11, 2010 See 2010 US hunger and Poverty Facts Also see Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Across the United States, long recovery looks like recession Michael Powell and Motoko Rich New York Times October 5, 2010
Foreclosure furor rises; many call for a freeze David Streitfeld and Gretchen Morgenson New York Times October 5, 2010
US wants Europeans to give up IMF board seats, but does not want to give up its own veto rights (opinion) Washington Post October 3, 2010 Lawmakers urge Geithner to retain US voting rights at IMF Howard Schneider Washington Post September 30, 2010 US pressures for less Europeans and more developing countries on International Monetary Fund board Howard Schneider Washington Post September 22, 2010; US pressures IMF to expand role of growing economies Sewell Chan and David Jolly New York Times September 9, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: trade and hunger, especially the section on realigning representation on international organizations
TANF is providing assistance to only a small fraction of newly poor families Amy Goldstein Washington Post October 2, 2010
Positive review of stimulus package Lori Montgomery Washington Post October 1, 2010
Recession drove 3.7 million people to Medicare last year Kevin Sack New York Times September 30, 2010
Job loss looms as part of stimulus act expires Michael Cooper New York Times September 25, 2010
Robert Reich: Income gap leading to 'dead' economy Kevin G. Hall McClatchy Newspapers September 24, 2010 See 2010 US hunger and poverty Facts
Obama makes case for foreign aid to poor nations Scott Wilson Washington Post September 22, 2010 Obama to announce new foreign aid policy Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post September 21, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report on foreign aid
Recession raises poverty rate to a 15-year high Erik Eckholm New York Times September 9, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
2010 US hunger and poverty facts World Hunger Education Service September 15 2010
Poverty in the United States hits record levels and yet there is even more bad news--the recent Census data do not mention key areas of increased poverty Barbara Ehrenreich and Diana Pearce Institute for Policy Studies September 25, 2010. See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
The political consequences of stagnation Walden Bello Focus on the Global South September 25, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Recession raises poverty rate to a 15-year high Erik Eckholm New York Times September 9, 2009
Photo: Los Angeles Times
Egg producers are alarmed by efforts to ban small cages for hens Dan Eggen Washington Post September 6, 2010 A hen's space to roost Bill Marsh New York Times August 14, 2010 How hens are confined (graphic) New York Times August 14, 2010
US pressures IMF to expand role of growing economies Sewell Chan and David Jolly New York Times September 9, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: trade and hunger, especially the section on realigning representation on international organizations
Donna Ings took a much lower-paying job as a home health aide after being out of work for over a year. The growth of such low-wage jobs began in the 1980s, accelerated in the 1990s and began to really take off in the 2000s. Losing out in the shuffle are “middle-skill, middle-wage” jobs" — entry-level white-collar positions, like office and administrative support work, and certain blue-collar jobs, like assembly line workers and machine operators. Photo: Michele McDonald for The New York Times
New job means lower wages for many Michael Luo New York Times August 31, 2010 CEOs of top 50 job-cutting companies earned $598 million in compensation last year Diane Stafford Kansas City Star September 1, 1020 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Who pays for US and European agricultural subsidies? Farmers in developing countries Timothy A. Wise Tufts University August 19, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report: Trade and hunger
GOP plan to extend tax cuts for rich adds $36 billion to deficit, Congressional panel finds. Democratic plan would increase overall federal tax rate for millionaires to about 29.9 percent, compared with 24.6 percent if all the tax cuts were extended Lori Montgomery Washington Post August 12, 2010 Battle looms on tax breaks for rich as Bush-era tax cuts set to expire Lori Montgomery Washington Post July 26, 2010
House passes, Obama signs, bill with $26 billion in aid to school districts and states to prevent large-scale layoffs of teachers and public employees Carl Hulse New York Times August 10, 2010 Food stamp funding was cut to provide state aid Jonathan Allen Politico August 10, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Judge blocks key portions of Arizona's immigration law, including the sections that called for police to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws Randal C. Archibold New York Times July 28, 2010 Deportation of illegal immigrants increases under Obama administration Peter Slevin Washington Post July 28, 2010 Immigrant sanctuaries rouse opponents' anger David G. Savage Los Angeles Times July 25, 2010
Battle looms on tax breaks for rich as Bush-era tax cuts set to expire Lori Montgomery Washington Post July 26, 2010
The cautionary case of Shirley Sherrod: her remarks to the NAACP, edited by a conservative blogger and as edited picked up by conservative and other media as racist, leading to her immediate dismissal by the US government (as not wanting to be viewed as racist, perhaps especially not black over white racist), turn out to be not only not racist, but of use to us all Karen Tumulty and Ed O'Keefe Washington Post July 26, 2010 The message of Shirley Sherrod: race isn't the problem, the economic and political inequality that results in poverty for many is Michelle Singletary Washington Post July 26, 2010
A hidden world, growing beyond control Dana Priest and William M. Arkin Washington Post July 19, 2010
For longtime jobless, no more help in sight Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post July 13, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Five myths about America's homeless Dennis Culhane Washington Post July 11, 2010
In a poor area of Washington DC, residents struggle to find jobs. Dana Hedgpeth Washington Post June 18, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Tyrone Banks in his home in Memphis. He is in danger of losing it after the payments on his mortgage rose and he lost his job at FedEx. Photo: Josh Anderson/New York Times
The new poor: Blacks in Memphis lose decades of economic gains Michael Powell New York Times May 30, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
State budget problems hinder expansion of health insurance for poor children USA Today May 25, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Child farm workers' dangerous lives: Human Rights Watch calls for end to legal double standard that fails to protect children working in agriculture Human Rights Watch May 10, 2010 Access report Fields of Peril: Child Labor in US Agriculture
White House is being pressed to reverse course and join landmine ban Mark Landler New York Times May 7, 2010 Also see Waking from the nightmare: towards a mine-free Mozambique BBC News; the International Campaign to Ban Landmines; and the US Campaign to Ban Landmines
HBO documentary about Sergio Vieira de Mello airs May 2010, beginning May 6 Reviewed by Steven Hansch, World Hunger Education Service
New immigration proposal by Democratic senators would bar illegal immigration and provide much greater enforcement, including a new 'bionic chip' social security card containing personal data that all US citizens would be required to present when applying for a job Julia Preston New York Times April 6, 2010
Arizona governor signs tough immigration bill requiring police to question anyone who appears to be in US illegally Anne E. Kornblut and Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post April 24, 2010
Kimberly E. Kaplan, with her son, Landon, is running out of cash assistance. She recently received a notice telling her that she and her three children were about to lose their monthly welfare benefit of $584 because they had reached the time limit on cash assistance and she had not made adequate efforts to find work. Photo: Ryan Conaty/New York Times
Stringent requirements have limited Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to families in spite of high unemployment Robert Pear New York Times April 6, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
US and Brazil reach last-minute, temporary agreement on cotton dispute (the WTO found the US unfairly subsidizing its cotton growers; Brazil was set to impose WTO-approved sanctions violating US intellectual property rights) Sewell Chan New York Times April 6, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report: Trade and hunger
Cities, states and the federal government pay more to provide the homeless with short-term shelter and services than it would cost to rent permanent housing, government study finds Marisol Bello USA Today March 25, 2010
Stringent requirements have limited Temporary Assistance to Needy Families to families in spite of high unemployment Robert Pear New York Times April 6, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
In health care bill, Obama attacks wealth inequality David Leonhardt New York Times March 23, 2010 Obama adamant on need for health care reform, saying millions cannot wait another generation for health insurance BBC News February 27, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Tens of thousands of immigrants and advocates marched on the National Mall to urge Congress and President Obama to reform immigration policy. Protestors would like the United States to offer its 10.8 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. Photo: Washington Post
Broad coalition packs mall to urge overhaul of immigration laws N.C. Aizenman Washington Post March 22, 2010
Arizona becomes the first state to eliminate its state children's health insurance program (S-CHIP) due to budget difficulties--more than 47,000 poor children will now be without coverage Kevin Sack New York Times March 18, 2010 More on S-CHIP, the 50-state health insurance program for poor children. See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Charles Moore photographed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1958 arrest in Montgomery, Ala. King's wife, Coretta, is second from right. Photo: (© Charles Moore/Black Star)
Charles Moore, 79, dies; photographed civil rights violence Patricia Sullivan Washington Post March 14, 2010 More photos See Hunger Notes special report: Harmful economic systems
Millions of Americans are out of work, out of savings, and at the end of their unemployment compensation, with no jobs in sight Peter S. Goodman New York Times February 18, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
States consider Medicaid cuts as use grows Kevin Sack and Robert Pear New York Times February 18, 2010 See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, border towns on each side of the Rio Grande, are worlds apart in violence caused by drug importation to the United States Dan Barry New York Times February 13, 2010 See the New York Times series 'War without borders' on drug trafficking between Mexico and the United States. Also see Hunger Notes special report: Harmful economic systems
Patrons line up grocery carts to wait for the opening of a food pantry in Harlem. After a U-turn in the politics of poverty, food stamps, a program once scorned as “welfare,” enjoys broad new support. Following deep cuts in the 1990s, Congress reversed course to expand eligibility, cut red tape and burnish the program’s image, with a special effort to enroll the working poor. These changes, combined with soaring unemployment, have pushed enrollment to record highs, with one in eight Americans now getting aid. Photo: Stephen Crowley/New York Times
US officials hopeful China will make concessions on currency. (Undervalued Chinese currency has led to US trade deficits with China, and loss of US jobs.) John Pomfret Washington Post February 5, 2010
Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer of South Carolina : "Don't feed the poor. They'll breed." YouTube January 22, 2010 The poor are powerless and thus we remain silent about Bauer's remarks (Commentary) Leonard Pitts Jr. Miami Herald February 3, 2010
Demand overwhelms program to prevent homelessness Tony Pugh McClatchy Newspapers January 12, 2010
Recession hitting Ohio's former steel towns hard Anne Hull Washington Post December 17, 2009
According to data issued this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of children living in homes without enough food soared in 2008 from 13 million to nearly 17 million. Photo: Mark Gail/Washington Post
Child hunger, called the 'silent epidemic,' is an increasingly complex problem Amy Goldstein Washington Post December 12, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Obama preparing new push to add jobs, tackle deficit David Cho and Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post December 8, 2009 A plea to Congress on jobless benefits Eric Eckholm New York Times December 7, 2009 Obama turns to unemployment and job creation, but warns of limited funds Jackie Calmes New York Times December 3, 2009
Johnny Williams has scrubbed his résumé of any details that might tip off his skin color. Photo: Damon Winter/The New York Times
In job hunt, college degree cannot close racial gap Michael Luo New York Times November 30, 2009
Anti-trust scrutiny for Monsanto: patented seeds are go-to for farmers, who decry their fast-growing price Peter Whoriskey Washington Post November 28, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: Trade and hunger
Greg Dawson considers himself lucky to still have work, as a
night-shift electrician installing lights in a chain of grocery stores. He lives
in the house he's building in Martinsville, Ohio, with his wife, Sheila, and
their five children, and they get a $300 benefit through the food stamps
program. "It's embarrassing," said Mr. Dawson, 29. "I always thought it was
people trying to milk the system. But we just felt like we really needed the
help right now."
Photo: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
Across the United States, food stamp use soars and stigma fades--program now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children Jason DeParle and Robert Gebeloff New York Times November 28, 2009 More photos
Nearly 50 million people in the United States -- including almost one child in four -- struggled last year to get enough to eat, Department of Agriculture says Amy Goldstein Washington Post November 17, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: The world financial, food and hunger crisis
Administration names agriculture official to run the United States Agency for International Development, ending long delay Mark Landler New York Times November 10, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report on development assistance
US unemployment rate hits 10.2%; broader unemployment measure (including discouraged workers and part-time employees who want to be full-time) reaches 17.5% David Leonhardt New York Times November 6, 2009
Why won't the Obama administration pay people to work? Alec MacGillis Washington Post November 8, 2009 (opinion)
Shane Palmer, right, kisses his fiancé, Maria Maior outside the storage unit they are living in with her 12-year-old son in a northwest Chicago suburb. The family of three splits time between their storage unit and motels following a job loss and a string of bad luck. Photo: David Pierini/ ChicagoTribune
Homeless students: increasingly, families taking shelter anywhere they can Bonnie Miller Rubin Chicago Tribune October 28, 2009 See more videos and pictures on hunger and poverty in the United States. See Hunger Notes special report: the world financial, food and hunger crisis
Clinton Anchors, 18, in Medford, Ore., has been on his own,
living in the streets and camping in the woods since he was 12. Photo: Monica
Almeida/The New York Times
Recession drives surge in youth runaways Ian Urbina New York Times October 25, 2009 How teens in Medford Oregon who have left home get by (video) See more videos and pictures on hunger and poverty in the United States. See Hunger Notes special report: the world financial, food and hunger crisis
As unemployment rises, Obama aides consider 'safety net' options Jackie Calmes New York Times October 5, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report: the world financial, food and hunger crisis
Naramaya Chimoria, 72, keeps an eye on some children. In a role reversal, the older refugees tend to rely on the younger adults — who are more likely to speak English — to navigate the city. Photo: Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times
Bhutan refugees find a toehold in the Bronx Kirk Semple New York Times September 24, 2009
The United States spent $75 billion over the past year to finance worldwide intelligence operations (by contrast, funding for the State Department and foreign aid was $33 billion) Walter Pincus Washington Post September 17, 2009 US role as top arms supplier grows as it increases its share to more than two-thirds of all arms deals Thom Shanker New York Times September 6, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report on development assistance
An estimated 45,000 people die each year in the United States because they do not have health insurance and thus receive less medical care, study says Elizabeth Cooney Boston Globe September 18, 2009
Norman Borlag, plant scientist who fought famine, dies at 95 Justin Gillis New York Times September 21, 2009
US poverty rose, median income declined, and job-based health insurance continued to weaken in 2008 Arloc Sherman, Robert Greenstein, Danilo Trisi and Paul N. Van de Water Center for Budget and Policy Priorities September 10, 2009 See the US Census Bureau report
Christian law professor runs for office in Alabama--says both state and national taxes violate moral and ethical standards, being unjust to the poor EthicsDaily.com September 3, 2009
Her family is facing eviction, but Charity Crowell, 9, and her younger brother are enrolled in elementary school in Asheville, N.C Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
Surge in homeless children strains school districts Erick Eckholm New York Times September 5, 2009
Low-wage workers are often cheated, study says--68 percent of workers interviewed experienced one or more pay violations in the previous week, including payment less than minimum wage, and overtime pay violations Steven Greenhouse New York Times September 1, 2009
Familes receive food at a food distribution organized every month by Hope for the Heart in Hayward. Many people begin lining up for food the day before, and sleep overnight on the sidewalk in order to make sure they get their food before it runs out. Photo: David Bacon
Hungry families sleep on the sidewalk, waiting for food in Hayward California (photos) David Bacon August 15, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories
A homeless couple who are making their life in the flood channels beneath the Las Vegas Strip. Many would rather live there than face the troubles above. Photo: Isaac Brekken/New York Times
Attacks on homeless bring push on hate crime laws Eric Lichtblau New York Times August 5, 2009
After losing their jobs, Scott and Kelly Nichols watched their finances and options dwindle, eventually making the tough decision to move their family to Kelly's mother's basement in Michigan. Photo: Washington Post See article for further pictures
For many Americans, nowhere to go but down Paul Schwartzman Washington Post August 5, 2009
A family cell for undocumented immigrants at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, a former state prison near Austin, Tex., that drew an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit and scathing news coverage for putting young children behind razor wire.. The government will stop sending families there. Photo: L.M. Otero/New York Times
US government plans to overhaul immigration detainee system that currently places 400,000 people each year in 350 jails and prisons Nina Bernstein New York Times August 5, 2009
Inmates squeeze into rows of bunk beds at San Quentin. Federal judges have said California prisons are so crowded that they constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Photo: Eric Risberg/Associated Press
Federal judges order California to release 43,000 inmates, calling prison conditions inhumane and unconstitutional Carol J. Williams Los Angeles Times August 5, 2009
House approves food safety bill after wave of food borne illnesses over last three years. No Senate bill as yet. Lyndsey Layton Washington Post July 29, 2009
Leadership vacancy raises fears about USAID's future Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post August 5, 2009 More development assistance stories
Unemployment insurance is about to end for 1.5 million Americans, for many their last bulwark against foreclosures and destitution Eric Eckholm New York Times August 1, 2009
House approves food safety bill after wave of food borne illnesses over last three years. No Senate bill as yet. Lyndsey Layton Washington Post July 29, 2009
Steven Sullivan, right, was given a job with the Tennessee Department of Transportation after Perry County received federal stimulus money. Photo: Josh Anderson/New York Times
US stimulus package actually creates jobs in one Tennessee county through use of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds--jobless rate drops to 22 percent Michael Cooper New York Times July 27, 2009 Jobless checks for millions delayed as states struggle Jason DeParle New York Times July 23, 2009
Democrats drop key part of bill to assist unions Steven Greenhouse New York Times July 16, 2009
Obama tells fellow blacks: no excuses for failure Sheryl Gay Stolberg New York Times July 16, 2009
President Obama addressed the Ghanaian Parliament at the Accra International Conference Center on Saturday. Photo: Paul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Obama gives a call for change to a rapt Africa Peter Baker New York Times July 7, 2009
The Maldonado family had been living without gas, electricity or hot water, but did not move out until the school year ended. Photo: Rob Bennett/New York Times
Summer brings a wave of homeless families Julie Bosman New York Times July 7, 2009
Adam Gaines, right, who spent over 13 years in prison, with his sons, Shane, left, and Adam Jr. “I didnt have a role model,” said Adam Jr., who quit high school. Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
In prisoners' wake, a tide of troubled kids Erik Eckholm New York Times July 4, 2009
Safety net is fraying for the very poor Erik Eckholm New York Times July 4, 2009
With something for everyone (compromises, carveouts and out and out gifts), energy bill passes the House John M. Broder New York Times June 30, 2009 See Hunger Notes special report Global issues: the earth, the environment, and poor people
Too poor to make the news Barbara Ehrenreich New York Times June 13, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories
Nearly 20 million students now receive free or low cost school lunches, an all time high. Many school districts struggle to cover their share of the meal's rising costs. Peter Eisler and Elizabeth Weise USA TODAY June 11, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories
Obama reaches out to Muslim world BBC News June 4, 2009
A foreclosed home on Barclay Street in Baltimore. The city is
suing Wells Fargo Bank over its mortgage lending practices in black
neighborhoods. Photo: Matt Roth/New York Times
Wells Fargo bank accused of pushing high-interest subprime mortgages on African Americans in Baltimore Michael Powell New York Times June 6, 2009 More financial, food, and hunger crisis stories
Video: Homeless victims of credit crunch Across the US, a new generation of homeless has been created by the credit crunch. Families have lost their homes, and with no safety net, more and more are entering the shelter system. Dumeetha Luthra went to the Bronx and followed Kara Gonzalez and her five children as they move to their third shelter since losing their home last June. Dumeetha Luthra BBC News
Little new in Obama's immigration policy Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post May 20, 2009
Study says anti-union tactics are becoming more common Steven Greenhouse New York Times May 19, 2009 Not enough Congressional votes to pass bill making it easier to join a labor union, Obama says Stephen Dinan Washington Times May 14, 2009
Time is money, and both are in short supply: Quintin Strange, left, and Kenneth Thomas say they've cut back their weekly laundering to every third week because of the recession. Photo: Lois Raimondo/Washington Post)
It's expensive to be poor! No car, no washing machine, no checking account and no break from fees and high prices! DeNeen L. Brown Washington Post May 18, 2009
Food companies try to guarantee the safety of their products, but increasingly cannot Michael Moss New York Times May 14, 2009
Ellen Evans led a game for her fourth-grade Spanish class in New York, where Harlem's Children Zone started. Photo: Essdras M Suarez/Boston Globe
President Obama and Boston non-profits hope to replicate Harlem's Children Zone in Boston and elsewhere James Vaznis Boston Globe May 1, 2009
In Immokalee, Fla., hundreds of day laborers work in the tomato fields. Bon Appétit Management promises to boycott Florida tomatoes if growers do not agree to improve conditions and increase pay for these workers. Photo Washington Post.
Food company will boycott Florida tomatoes if growers do not increase wages and improve working conditions for workers Jane Black Washington Post April 29, 2009
One location where a Chicago food bank is helping feed people that need food. Photo: BBC See complete video
Poverty hits African Americans hard BBC News April 23, 2009 See video
Detroit's long road to ruin BBC News April 21, 2009
Study says Pentagon's Africa Command needs to refine mission, citing fears that it will militarize US foreign policy in Africa Eric Schmitt New York Times March 25, 2009
Amnesty International lambastes U.S. for treatment of immigrant detainees-- charges the federal government violates human rights by allowing tens of thousands of people to languish in custody every year without receiving hearings to determine whether their detention is warranted Ken McLaughlin Mercury News March 24, 2009 See Amnesty report
China worried about US debt: biggest creditor nation demands a guarantee. (China owns $1 trillion in US bonds.) Anthony Faiola Washington Post March 14, 2009
One in 50 children now homeless Cynthia Hubert Sacramento Bee March 10, 2009
US downturn dragging world into recession Anthony Faiola Washington Post March 9, 2009
Texas Gov. Rick Perry rejects stimulus money for jobless claims, citing unacceptable rule changes that would broaden who may receive unemployment benefits US unemployment rate leaps to 8.1 percent--highest since 1983 Neil Irwin and Annys Shin Washington Post March 7, 2009 Both parties love big government: Ronald Reagan increased government spending by 69 percent, Bill Clinton by 32 percent, and George W. Bush by 68 percent Steven Thomma McClatchy Newspapers March 5, 2007 Obama's budget: taxing for fairness or class warfare? Maura Reynolds Los Angeles Times February 28, 2009 Battle lines quickly set over planned policy shifts: budget, in addition to addressing financial crisis, also marks largest ideological swing since Reagan era Lori Montgomery Washington Post March 1, 2009 Economy shrinks at staggering rate Annys Shin and Neil Irwin Washington Post February 28, 2009
Search for your local food bank Feeding America is new name for America's Second Harvest (A2H)
Ex-foes of health care reform emerge as supporters Ceci Connolly Washington Post March 6, 2008 Obama proposes $634 billion fund for health care as a big step to universal coverage Ceci Connolly Washington Post February 26, 2008 To pay for health care, Obama looks to taxes on rich Jackie Calmes and Robert Pear New York Times February 25, 2009
The US may be moving towards a mixed system of procuring food aid, with food purchases not only in the US, but also in developing countries as well. Photo: IRIN
Winds of change in US food aid policy? IRIN March 5, 2009 See more food aid and development aid stories
One out of 31 Americans is in prison, or on parole or probation, at a cost to states of $47 billion in 2009 Solomon Moore New York Times March 2, 2009
CIA adds global financial crisis to daily threat updates for President Obama: growing CIA belief that economic meltdown is now principal security threat Joby Warrick Washington Post February 26, 2009
Liberal and conservative Christian groups bridge some differences in new collaborative efforts to fight poverty in the United States Jane Lampman Christian Science Monitor February 16, 2008
William Kittrell, 62, receives a meal from Chris DeSouza, 17, through the Campus Kitchen program at the District's Gonzaga College High School. Bill O'leary/Washington Post
A fresh look at how best to get food to 35 million hungry Americans Megan Greenwell Washington Post January 24, 2009
Senate passes health care bill to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, for the first time spending federal money to cover children and pregnant women who are legal immigrants Ceci Connolly Washington Post January 30, 2009 Congress set to renew health care for children Robert Pear New York Times January 12, 2009
President Barack Obama visits an emergency homeless shelter for teenagers in the nation's capital. Photo: Washington Post
Thousands heed Obama's call for a day of public service to honor Martin Luther King's birthday Nikita Stewart and Susan Kinzie Washington Post January 20, 2009
Joint Chiefs chairman urges limit on mission of military, strengthening of US civilian agencies responsible for diplomacy and overseas economic development Thom Shanker New York Times January 12, 2009 See more on the US military role in developing countries
Jobless rate hits 7.2%, a 16-year high Louis Uchitelle New York Times January 9, 2009
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