Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Anyone who has raised kids knows what happens when you give them a ...

America’s broken safety net system has over 80 programs, costs $1.6 trillion annually, and perpetually underperforms. It’s inefficient, costly, and perversely functions like a snare net that traps ...

(CNN) — The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well ...

How an innovative public-private partnership responded rapidly to keep 82,000 families fed during a government shutdown.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Taylor Cagnacci moved from California to Tennessee with hopes of starting a new chapter in a state that touts a low cost of living and natural beauty. But she's infuriated by ...

House Republicans Feb. 25 narrowly passed a budget resolution calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade, clearing a first hurdle for key parts ...

We explore several potential reasons for the household food insecurity increase from 2019 to 2022. We find that neither changes in the social safety net nor underlying economic factors, such as ...

Editor: The current administration seeks to divide us, to confuse us, and to distract us. We don’t have time to catch our breath between dubious executive orders, extra-judicial actions and other ...

Your rent goes up, groceries cost more, and your paycheck doesn't get the memo. You're working, you're trying, and you still end up doing that quiet math in your head: "If I pay this bill today, what ...