
New USDA research reveals the huge number of people struggling to eat, the reason our welfare programs are so necessary right now.

How will the Tea Party respond now that its favorite welfare programs are under the guillotine?

A lot of people think they don't benefit from government help, even if they do.

A pilot project in London asked homeless people what would change their lives, and bought it for them. And it really did change their lives.

A bill making its way through the Missouri legislature seeks to have welfare recipients drug tested. Is this good or bad?
Maybe American protesters denouncing government welfare programs wouldn't be so conservative if they actually knew how much welfare they got.

A new book reveals that Ayn Rand, the late conservative author and opponent of the welfare state, actually relied quite heavily on welfare programs.
Why the restriction on abortion in the health care bill is unfair. Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) tussled with his party's leadership in the House of...