The Quiet Unraveling of America’s Food Safety Net

Marcia Brown,  Ffood and Agriculture Reporter  -  PoliticoStephan: The one thing that stands out most prominently for me about Trump and the MAGAt Party (formerly Republican) is that they don't give a damn about the wellbeing of the American people. What they call the "Big Beautiful Bill" actually is a bill to screw the American people except for the uber-rich. They are so basic in this contempt for social wellbeing that they don't even care if Americans are getting enough to eat. As this article describes, it is now up to the states to address things like food, childcare, heathcare, education. If you live in a state where voters are smart enough to vote Democrats into power, there may be some hope for you. If you live in a state where people driven by their hate, fear, racism, and ignorance vote Republicans into power, I just feel sorry for you. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, holds a gavel after signing the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, on July 4, 2025. What do you notice in this photo? Not a single person of color. Nothing but wealthy White people. Credit: Eric Lee / Getty AUGUSTA, Maine — As spring hit Maine and the lobstermen prepared for the summer season by repairing their traps and replacing their rope, state lawmakers set out to mend a widening hole in the American social-safety net. Last year’s passage of the massive federal tax-and-spending One Big Beautiful Bill Act has set in motion one of the biggest transformations of the welfare state that the United States has seen in decades. For more than a generation, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — which provides roughly 40 million Americans with money for groceries — has served as the country’s dominant vector for direct payments to people struggling to eat. But SNAP’s era [...]Read the Full Article »