Sean Callebs will try and he’s documenting the whole experience on CNN. This is a little more realistic than the $1 a day meal experiment, which was more about publicity than reality. What I find most interesting about Callebs’ reports is the insight it gives him and his readers. “...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food-relief policy makes little sense, and, by limiting eligibility, the city reduces the amount of money it receives from Washington....

I’ve posted a few excerpts about how slow and ineffective tax cuts are as an economic stimulus. But (as the saying goes) any jackass can kick a building down.  What does work? Beyond the partisan rhetoric, there’s good news.  Here are excerpts from an interview with Mark Zandi, economi...

Did you see the CNN story on last Monday about the growing number of Americans signing up for the Food Stamp program? Here's a taste of the report, "Touigh Choices for America's Hungry": As Walter Thomas knows, it's hard to look for a job when your stomach is rumbling. The 52-year-old from Washingto...

Filed under: Frugal Food We talked earlier this month about whether we could live on a $15 a week grocery budget. Many of us thought we could, though it would be hard, time-consuming and rather boring. Now, CNN reporter Sean Callebs is attempting to see what it's like to eat for $176 a month, the mo...

This is what the Republicans and Blue Dog Dems are turning their backs on: All over the New Jersey, the welfare lines are getting longer and longer. Victims of the recession are lining up to apply for food stamps and seek help paying for utilities, rent and subsidized health care in numbers that vet...

With the economy worsening, it appears the number of Americans qualifying for and taking advantage of the WIC (food stamp) program is increasing. Yes, more and more people in the United States are at the risk of going hungry, and it’s on Bush’s watch (no matter how he protests, Bush must...

Regina Rae Weiss has a graduate degree in social policy and more than two decades of experience as an advocate, analyst, writer and organizer for nonprofit agencies and elected officials. She is communications director for Eat Well and several other programs that promote an environmentally sound, so...

Concerned writes: The sad decline of Luke Ford is irrefutable. That once boyish, blogger about town has deteriorated to a decrepit shut-in. See the photographic evidence below. Is it time for an social services to intervene? Who will save Luke from Luke?  Joe:  You do not look well.  ...

Beset by scandal, Barack Obama and his pastor are trying to deflect criticism by highlighting their more humble and patriotic youths. Irrelevant! People change — and it's who we are today that really counts....