Welfare

No Way Out

How our hollowed-out welfare system punishes working-class moms and their kids.

By Sarah Jaffe

Freedom’s Just Another Word...

For decades, we’ve been told markets will free us. Now, finally, we’re realizing we need freedom from the market’s worst ravages.

By Molly Michelmore

What That $600 a Week Really Means

Unless Congress acts, most unemployed people will be trying to scrape by on around $400 a week.

By George Wentworth

What Millions on Welfare?

A quick corrective.

By Martha Coven

They’ll Always Have Welfare

The right’s addiction to blaming benefits shows no signs of abating.

By Elbert Ventura