A rant about conservative hypocrisy

I joke around about being poor, I say poverty is relative. My friends and family say I am alarmingly poor, … More

The Truth About Private Charities Caring for America’s Poor

I served as Executive Director of three non-profits helping poor folks in the rural south and I’m going to tell … More

I worked in social services, both government and non-profit for over twenty years. When I hear right-wingers say such things … More

Contrary to claims of small-government fundamentalists, tax-funded assistance for the poor has been carried on in America from colonial days. … More