http://dir.salon.com/topics/welfare/?source=rss&aim=welfare en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT By Michael Lind Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/15/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/15/race/index.html?source=rss Diversity is healthcare reform's worst enemy. White America has never liked social insurance for people of color By Gary Kamiya Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/10/obama_reagan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/10/obama_reagan/index.html?source=rss Why did the president make the mistake of thinking he could work with the GOP? His mealy-mouthed support for the Gipper provides a clue. By Cary Tennis Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/26/charity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/26/charity/index.html?source=rss It's not that I don't believe in helping others. I just don't believe in giving money to people on the street. By Debra J. Dickerson Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/18/katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/18/katrina/index.html?source=rss 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. By Laura Miller Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/18/love_diane/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/04/18/love_diane/index.html?source=rss This epic documentary about a family struggling with poverty and welfare has the density of Balzac -- but the "system" it portrays works surprisingly well. By Suzy Hansen Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/02/04/hancock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/02/04/hancock/index.html?source=rss 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. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/26/welfare_to_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/26/welfare_to_work/index.html?source=rss The collapse of the travel industry is hammering the Bay Area's working class. But is a reformed welfare system still able to come to the rescue? By Tracy Trefethen Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/18/bastards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/18/bastards/index.html?source=rss I follow my forebears, full of love, into a legitimate trend of illegitimacy. By Arianna Huffington Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/02/01/poverty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/02/01/poverty/index.html?source=rss In the debate over Bush's faith-based charity plan, church vs. state is not the issue. By Anthony York Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/29/immigrants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics2000/feature/2000/03/29/immigrants/index.html?source=rss While the Supreme Court avoids the issue of their rights, Bush and Gore have broached the subject -- but with great caution. By Allison Linn and Ayla Jean Yackley Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/06/turks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/06/turks/index.html?source=rss Immigrants and their German-born children find themselves cut off from state benefits. Letters to the Editor Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/12/03/horowitz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/12/03/horowitz/index.html?source=rss Say what? Horowitz thinks Republicans are too NICE?! Plus: Grateful Dead producer defends cut-and-paste editing; marriage-savers are wrong about monogamy. By Ariel Gore Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1999/08/16/tvrant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/hot/1999/08/16/tvrant/index.html?source=rss The American Academy of Pediatrics says television watching is harmful to babies and toddlers. This mama says: I don't think so. By Jenn Shreve Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/07/23/havenots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/07/23/havenots/index.html?source=rss Left-leaning journalists explore how the other side of prosperity lives. Plus: The "S" and "F" words, Rick Springfield and a tell-all psychic friend. By David Wallis Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/05/04/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/05/04/news/index.html?source=rss 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. By Stephanie Coontz Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/12/23/23coontz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/12/23/23coontz/index.html?source=rss A string of lurid cases this year drew attention away from the real challenges that confront American families. By Ariel Gore Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/10/27/27welfare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/10/27/27welfare/index.html?source=rss How I went from rags to riches to reality in just one year. By Aggie Max Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/22/aggie970722/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/22/aggie970722/index.html?source=rss In this third excerpt from her journal, Aggie Max wonders how much middle-class guilt can be appeased by one sandwich. By Aggie Max Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/14/aggie970714/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/14/aggie970714/index.html?source=rss In this second excerpt from her journal, Aggie Max describes life at the dead end of the system. By Aggie Max Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/08/rat970708/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/08/rat970708/index.html?source=rss A welfare mother's tragicomic tale of life in the system. By Suzette Lalime Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/08/aggie970708/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1997/07/08/aggie970708/index.html?source=rss 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. By Scott Rosenberg Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1995/12/02/hotb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1995/12/02/hotb/index.html?source=rss American Family Association boycotts Disney