After the poor kids next door took advantage of me, I felt sympathy for the people of Houston, who've suffered crime and violence because of struggling Katrina exiles.
This epic documentary about a family struggling with poverty and welfare has the density of Balzac -- but the "system" it portrays works surprisingly well.
Welfare reform enacted in the prosperous '90s is pushing the first wave of families off public assistance amid today's recession. An expert talks about the consequences.
Say what? Horowitz thinks Republicans are too NICE?! Plus: Grateful Dead producer defends cut-and-paste editing; marriage-savers are wrong about monogamy.
In an interview with Salon, House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks about the president's popularity, America's attitude toward adultery, accusations that he is mean, his own political goals, religious beliefs and what character he would most like to play in a movie.
Aggie Max, author of "The Last Resort: Scenes from a Transient Hotel," says it's not just the lack of money that makes escape nearly impossible it's the culture of poverty.