The Myth of the Welfare Queen
The right turned Linda Taylor into a bogeyman. But her real life was much more complicated.
Welfare
A Better Way to Fight ‘Corporate Welfare’
Bernie Sanders wants to make Amazon and other corporations cover the cost of public benefits for their low-paid workers. Why not reform the Earned Income Tax Credit instead?
Trump’s New Strategy to Demonize Immigrants
An administration plan to punish legal residents who use public benefits is part of an ugly history of racializing welfare recipients in America.
Perpetuating the Cycle of Poverty
How the Republican Party’s proposals to reform the food stamp program will keep people down
The GOP’s Class War Budget
Turns out Republicans care more about slashing welfare than they do about slashing the deficit.
How the Media Is Abetting the GOP’s War on “Welfare”
Bill Clinton already ended welfare as we knew it. So what, exactly, are Republicans after now?
The Year in Class War
Donald Trump's first year in office can best be seen as an all-out assault by the rich against the rest.
Deadbeat Democrats
How Bill Clinton set the stage for the GOP's war on the poor.
Under Donald Trump, the Poor Have Never Been More Vulnerable
New poverty data from the Census Bureau reveals the extent of the damage that Trump and Paul Ryan could do to America’s neediest communities.
Trumpcare Is a Giant Slush Fund
A provision in the Senate's bill gives states near-carte blanche to spend health care money on whatever they want.
How the Rhetoric of Responsibility Hurts the Welfare State
Yascha Mounk's new book charts the rise of an approach that punishes the poor.
The Racist Roots of Welfare Reform
American welfare policy historically targeted poor black families.
How Bernie Sanders Missed His Last, Best Chance to Woo Minority Voters
By proposing robust welfare reforms, Sanders could have hit Hillary Clinton where she is most vulnerable.
Missing From Bernie’s Revolution: Welfare Reform
The most progressive candidate in the Democratic primary race has been notably quiet about the issue. How come?
Dispossessed in the Land of Dreams
Those left behind by Silicon Valley’s technology boom struggle to stay in the place they call home.
Paul Ryan's a Good Guy. So What?
Personal virtue isn’t enough to guarantee humane government policy
Hillary vs. Bernie Will Decide the Future of the American Left
The stakes in Tuesday's Democratic debate are higher than they seem
Why Social Security Is a Success, in Four Charts
Happy birthday to America's biggest and best welfare program
