Left Out of the Bailout: The Poor
A volunteer sorts collection bins of donated food at a food bank operated by Northwest Harvest
Signs of the recession's impact on America's impoverished are increasingly apparent, Greenstein said, pointing to a dramatic rise in food stamp caseloads in recent months. The number of people using food stamps has risen 9.6%, or roughly 2.6 million people, between August 2007 and August 2008, the last period for which data are available. Food banks around the country are reporting longer lines even as donations are falling. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
You can write this story every year, just add a few decimal points. I can still remember Robert Kennedy holding a black child during the Civil Rights era, With all the stories of how this couldn't happen in the United States. It happens, but the story doesn't change, just gets larger.