USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

The Department of Agriculture said it will end a longstanding annual food insecurity survey. Experts say the move will obscure the effects of recent changes that will lead to people losing food aid.

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Yesterday I setup a recurring monthly donation to my local PBS and NPR stations.

You can't be as cool as me, but you can be pretty close.

Absolutely.

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"Wherever powerful people gather to do big things, it’s been [the Rev. Lawton] Higgs’ habit to remind them how their plans plow over poor people," columnist @WarOnDumb.bsky.social writes.

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So glad to see you here, Carol. I think you will enjoy it more than some other platforms. It seems more civil.

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