Tag: Poverty

A SNAP EBT information sign at a gas station.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Don’t delay SNAP accountability

Rachel Greszler · November 2, 2026 11:32 am

Surgeon holding $1 bill in forceps

Robin Hood in reverse: How big hospitals use poverty subsidies to profit in wealthy suburbs

Justin Leventhal · October 4, 2026 7:00 am

With rosary beads wrapped around clasped hands, a man bows in prayer during a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A new immigration model for the Catholic Church for today’s world

Luma Simms · September 29, 2026 4:00 pm

President Donald Trump greets supporters as he arrives on the stage at the Republican convention.

Proof Trump’s economy is better than they’re telling you

Cesar Conda · September 23, 2026 7:00 am

children runaways child care welfare child services family

Institutions and policies aren’t giving at-risk children the care they need

Naomi Schaefer Riley · September 20, 2026 6:05 am

Percentages representing corporate pricing of everyday goods float in and out (along with pricing charts) of a Benjamin $100 bill.

Income is up, poverty is down, but Trump’s economy still needs improvement

Washington Examiner · September 20, 2026 5:00 am

A child smiles as he is lifted into a hug with his parent.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Don’t turn safety net programs into social engineering

Rachel Greszler · September 16, 2026 6:00 am

FILE - Mass transit riders commute in the financial district of lower Manhattan, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Median household income hit record high of $87,460 in 2025

Joseph Lawler · September 15, 2026 10:06 am

Individual at protest holding sign.

America has two homelessness problems

Ron MacCammon · September 9, 2026 2:00 pm

Country singer Dolly Parton appears at a rehearsal session in Nashville on Nov. 11, 1982. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Dolly Parton, 1946-2026

Daniel Ross Goodman · August 28, 2026 5:05 am

President Franklin D. Roosevelt carves the turkey during the annual Thanksgiving dinner

Arthurdale’s New Deal experiment, and the debate over socialism

Salena Zito · August 27, 2026 4:55 pm

Graphic of Capital Building in red with a Social Security card in background.

Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance

Congress is sleepwalking into a Social Security crisis

Bill Cassidy, Dick Durbin · August 27, 2026 6:00 am