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Food Stamp Catastrophe

Natalie Pattillo The Bittman Project
A distribution station of the Food Bank for New York City, 2025 In the wealthiest country on earth, we are experiencing a human-made nutrition crisis. Since H.R.1 (House Resolution) passed in July 2025, an estimated 5 million people, including 1.5 million children, have lost SNAP benefits.

Food Stamps

Drew DeSilver Pew Research Center
What the data says about food stamps in the U.S.

Republicans Want Corporate Oligarchy. We Need Economic Democracy

Rashida Tlaib and Michael A McCarthy The Guardian
The GOP budget seeks vast cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. Instead, let’s build an economy for everyone. The Republican budget plan that passed the House last week calls for $4.5tn in tax giveaways for the ultra-rich and corporations.

Crumbs for the Hungry but Windfalls for the Rich

Nicholas Kristof The New York Times
Billions are going to zillionaires under the guise of pandemic relief. While President Trump and his allies in Congress seek to tighten access to food stamps, they are showing compassion for one group: zillionaires.

Hidden Hunger - How Families Slip Through

Tara Duggan San Francisco Chronicle
One in 10 Bay Area residents earns too little to cover the cost of living; of those, 62 percent earn too much to qualify for food stamps.
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