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What distinguishes the United States from other rich countries is not freedom, but firearms. No other rich country has a firearm homicide rate anywhere near as high as the United States.
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The Guardian: The debt ceiling fight was never really about debt reduction. It’s part of a vicious cycle in which political power is abused in order to consolidate a system that is increasingly undemocratic.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) currently provides food vouchers to about 42 million people. This critical program ensures they have enough food for themselves and their families.
The May 2023 issue of the New Labor Forum discusses the systemic flaws in the United States’ two-tiered minimum wage system, focusing on the long-overlooked federal subminimum wage for tipped workers
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The mortality rate for children and youth in the Southeastern This article uses Bureau of Economic Analysis regional definitions.
Taken as a whole, the growing body of research on the SNAP work test tells a relatively consistent story about its impacts. There is no question that it reduces access to SNAP food vouchers among vulnerable people with few resources. On employment, the best read of the evidence is that it has no impact on employment.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, reduces food insecurity, which in turn improves people’s health and economic well-being.
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Even near full employment, today’s economy does not provide stable, decently compensated jobs for much of the diverse working class.
