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Jenner Barrington-Ward says that she has been told, “point-blank to my face, ‘We don’t hire the unemployed.’ ” Photo: Gretchen Ertl/New York Times

Caught in unemployment’s revolving door

by Annie Lowrey New York Times November 16, 2013

On a cold October morning, just after the federal government shutdown came to an end, Jenner Barrington-Ward headed into court in Boston to declare bankruptcy....

Destroying in Order to Build: As the populations of many former industrial cities dwindle, buildings are being razed rather than raised to better position the cities for growth. Photo: Gabriella Demczuk/New York Times

Blighted cities prefer razing to rebuilding. Half of the nation’s 20 largest cities in 1950 have lost at least one-third of their populations

by Timothy Williams New York Times November 12, 2013

BALTIMORE — Shivihah Smith’s East Baltimore neighborhood, where he lives with his mother and grandmother, is disappearing. The block one over is gone. A dozen rowhouses on an adjacent block were removed one afternoon last year. And on the corner ...

Too much of too little: A diet fueled by food stamps is making South Texans obese but leaving them hungry

by Eli Saslow Washington Post November 10, 2013

McAllen, Tex. — They were already running late for a doctor’s appointment, but first the Salas family hurried into their kitchen for another breakfast paid for by the federal government. The 4-year-old grabbed a bag of cheddar-flavored potato chi...

Trans-fats to be phased out, FDA says

by Brady Dennis Washington Post November 7, 2013

Artificial trans fats, a key ingredient in everything from pastries to pizzas to microwave popcorn for generations, will be banished from America’s food supply under a new federal proposal because of their risk to public health...

Big corporate spending pays off in Washington’s genetically modified food fight

by Niraj Shokshi Washington Post November 6, 2013

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Children from poor families lag in cognitive development and other areas, report says

by Michael Alison Chandler Washington Post November 4, 2013

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