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What Congress and the Media Are Missing in the Food Stamp Debate

dailyqueernews wrote 1 hour ago: Greg Kaufmann | The Nation | June 18, 2013 To follow the congressional debate about food stamp (SNAP … more →

Tags: News and politics, facebook, food stamps, Hunger, Snap, twitter, united states, united states congress, United States farm bill

Food Stamp Challenge: Day 1 & 2

eatmemeal wrote 3 hours ago: Day 1: $4.57 Day 1: Breakfast $1.41 Day 1: Lunch $1.73 Day 1: Dinner $1.42 Stand out foods: Oatmeal … more →

Tags: Blog, Eating on a Budget, Food Stamp Challenge, food stamps, Meal, SNAP Chalenge, United States Department of Agriculture

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

Cyndee Maxwell wrote 5 hours ago: NEW YORK (AP) — The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push … more →

Tags: features, Food, News, American Beverage Association, John Boehner, Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City, United States Department of Agriculture

No to Liberty in Death and Poverty

ArtFabian wrote 7 hours ago: Give Away Your Stuff, Not Mine. One thinks that I don’t need anything anymore , that its now t … more →

Tags: poverty, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, extreme poverty, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, poverty threshold, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, united states

Obama Opposes Food Stamp Cuts, Threatens Veto of Farm Bill

p2hannley wrote 12 hours ago: English: Logo of the . (Photo credit: Wikipedia) President Barack Obama has issued an official state … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, capitalism, Congress, democracy, national debt, Politics, Progressive, progressive democrats of america, Raul Grijalva

Meals for Seniors and Head Start ~~~ End the Sequester1 comment

Nativegrl77 wrote 19 hours ago: Sarasota – Meals on Wheels (Photo credit: roger4336) Tonight, chances are a senior in your com … more →

Tags: Political Action, Obama news and events, Barack Obama, Congress, Federal Aviation Administration, Head Start Program, Hunger, Meals on Wheels, obama, Philanthropy

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Nativegrl77 wrote 19 hours ago:   10 Threats to the World’s Stunning Coral Reefs Coral reefs: stunning, diverse, found worldwid … more →

Tags: Political Action, Obama news and events, collecting, Congress, House Republicans, stamps, united states, united states congress, United States farm bill

America feeds the rich

talesfromthelou wrote 23 hours ago: PressTV – America feeds the rich. PressTV Tue Jun 18, 2013 Leo Gerard, Common Dreams The Farm … more →

Tags: united states, Walmart

The Food Stamp Challenge: The Rules & Shopping Struggles1 comment

eatmemeal wrote 1 day ago: $37: 6 eggs, bag of split peas, bag of brown rice, 2 boxes of pasta, box of oatmeal, 2 cans of conde … more →

Tags: Blog, Food, poverty, Food Stamp Challenge, Grocery Store, Low-Income, healthy meals on a budget, food stamps, SNAP Chalenge

What Farm Bill? 3 comments

Melody Meyer wrote 1 day ago: You eat, therefore you live. So shouldn’t you know what’s in the current version of the US Farm Bill … more →

Tags: Organic Policy and Regulations, Farm Bill, organic farming, Senate, united states, house, United States farm bill, United States Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition

The Farm Bill: Convenient Coalition or Market Manipulation?

Elizabeth Argue wrote 1 day ago: In early June, a coalition of urban and rural politicians in the Senate banded together to pass the … more →

Tags: america, Fiscal Policy, Tax, U S Senate, Agriculture, Budget, Farm Bill, food stamps, house

North Texas Congressman Takes Challenge Of Eating On $4.50 A Day

ktvtdeborah wrote 1 day ago: A customer pays for fruit at a market. (credit: SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM … more →

Tags: Local, News, Politics, Syndicated Local, Texas, Democratic Congressman Marc Veasey, Farm Bill, Food, food assistance

Proposed Efforts To Restrict Marketing Of Large Sodas Can Have A Substantial Impact On Population Health

daniel4426 wrote 4 days ago: Proposed Efforts To Restrict Marketing Of Large Sodas Can Have A Substantial Impact On Population He … more →

Tags: health, WANG, New York City, united states, Columbia University, Soft drink, McDonald, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

26 Lawmakers to Live off Food Stamps to Protest GOP Cuts

dailyqueernews wrote 4 days ago: Rebecca Leber | ThinkProgress | Reader Supported News | June 14, 2013 Twenty-six members of Congress … more →

Tags: News and politics, united states, united states congress, Snap, food stamps, United States farm bill, Barbara Lee, mcdonalds

Unchristian Kindness1 comment

raymbo wrote 4 days ago: Many posts on FaceBook (far too many) make cruel and mean statements about our brothers and sisters. … more →

Tags: Hypocrisy, hatred, Misanthropy, facebook, Snap

Cutting Food Stamps = Hungrier US?

SarahJeanRD wrote 5 days ago: So it’s very rare that I’ll get political. I admittedly do not watch a lot of news, and … more →

Tags: Nutrition, Wellness, FAO Praises 38 countries for halving hunger, Snap, SNAP budget cuts, Farm Bill, food insecurity, Food Security, national debt

Government to Provide More Help to Family Farmers. Oh?8 comments

danmillerinpanama wrote 5 days ago: Still seen as the most independent of the independent, there will be more food stamps for independen … more →

Tags: democracy, Freedom, united states, corruption, Idiocy, Abuse of Power, The Basics, Politics, Obamacare

Recovery: Record 23 Million American Households Receive Food Stamps

TheSurvivalGuy wrote 5 days ago: (Pictured: Depression era food line) By Mac Slavo Just when you thought America was coming out of re … more →

Tags: whatever your opinion., News & Current Events, Agriculture Department, Barack Obama, Current Events, Economic Collapse, Economy, Great Depression, Household

The Sword Drops on Food Stamps

dailyqueernews wrote 6 days ago: George Zornick | The Nation | June 12, 2013 It’s official: Congress will slash food stamp funding in … more →

Tags: News and politics, United States Senate, John Boehner, Food, Paul Ryan, Snap, food stamps, United States House Committee on Agriculture


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