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The Poverty Rate Is Missing the Population at Risk
Why a 10.2% poverty rate can coexist with 24.2% adult food insecurity—and why the pressure extends well into the middle of the income distribution.
Exempt at the Top, Excluded at the Bottom
Social Security runs dry in late 2032. The ledger has room at both ends.
The Wrong Denominator
Billionaire philanthropy looks generous until you compare it to the right number.
Tariffs Are a Tax on the Poor
Strip away the language, and what remains is extraction by another name
America Isn’t a Two-Party System, It’s a Two-Power System
Corporatists vs. Oligarchs
The Perpetual Opportunity Machine
How we're spinning toward a socio-economic singularity and why we need to build in the brakes
The Unsung Hero of American Policy: Why SNAP Actually Works
How the food stamp program quietly proves that smart safety nets empower rather than enable