A Laredo mother shot her children and herself in the Health and Human Services offices after struggling for months to get food stamps. December 12, 2011
The Oglala Lakota people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, one of the poorest areas of the U.S., are going to suffer no matter what politicians in Washington decide to cut. August 2, 2011
My mom has found herself among the long-term unemployed who are struggling in the suburbs where the American Dream is supposed to thrive. November 11, 2010
The number of Americans vulnerable to hunger grew sharply to 49 million in 2008--or about one in every six men, women and children living in the U.S. November 23, 2009
Government statistics show a spike in the number of people going hungry in the U.S., but experts say that far worse is still to come. November 26, 2008
The 36 children surrendered under Nebraska's "safe haven" law should be a warning about what's missing from the U.S. social welfare system. November 24, 2008
Joe Biden's visit to Holyoke, Mass., for a $2,300-per-plate fundraiser served to highlight the social crisis in one of the state's poorest cities. September 16, 2008
A three-year-old boy was killed in the Cabrini Green housing complex in Chicago when a 7-foot steel gate with rusted-through hinges fell on him. July 30, 2008
Military recruiters not only visit campuses and hover around malls; they also descend on the prison population, which is disproportionately poor. July 4, 2008
I've worked hard, been creative, gotten an education and even tried to start a business, but at every turn, I have found nothing but hassle and hardship. June 27, 2008
As many as 3,000 people lined up outside a welfare office on the false rumor that emergency food vouchers would be distributed to those in need. June 26, 2008
By virtually every measure--wages, conditions, debt, unemployment and more--young working people are less well off today than preceding generations. June 18, 2008
With food prices climbing higher with every passing week, more and more poor and working-class families are finding it difficult to put food on the table. June 12, 2008
As more people are put in desperate situations, we can expect more tragedies, with the media and politicians blaming them on "broken families" and "bad parenting." May 21, 2008
