Too Hungry to Take Part in Democracy
Food insecurity forces many Americans to focus on basic survival, making it harder to play an active role in a democratic system. But community groups can organize to end this cycle.
My 12-year-old Daughter is Determined That No Kid Go Hungry In School
On World Children’s Day, I had a conversation with my daughter that sparked her activism to fight for free school lunch.
Our Childcare Workers Are Going Hungry. I Was One of Them.
We’ve established many times over that our child care workers are the engines that support a healthy economy. Yet, we’re not willing to pay them a living wage.
Families are hungry now, extending SNAP is critical to face food insecurity
While Congress staggers and debates what and when the next stimulus package will be for Americans, people are hungry. With unemployment rates hovering at 8.4% in August 2020 and the…
We must fight to keep Nevada families from going hungry
Like many Americans, I have always envisioned America as a country of plenty, a country of opportunity. In such a country, there is no reason for anyone to go hungry….
Hungry American Children
There have been a lot of speeches at both the Democratic and Republican Conventions, but only Jeff Bridges has spoken at both. Unfortunately, Bridges speech will not garner the much…
Republican-led States Dash Hopes of Bridging The Summer Hunger Gap
Any parent like me knows that any leader who would take away food from children isn’t one that supports family values.
Families Like These are Counting on Congress to Expand the Child Tax Credit
Poverty is a policy choice that we don’t have to keep making.
Summer Hunger Has Parents Feeling Relief — and Guilt — That Free Lunches at School Are Back in Session
When it comes to food insecurity, it’s certain lawmakers, not parents, who should be feeling guilty.
This series will feature stories about democracy, inequality, worker power and grassroots organizing, produced by directly-impacted people. People Power: Democracy Stories from the Ground Up will publish new content from February through…