The number of working Americans seeking aid from local social-service organizations is rising fast in cities and towns across the country. But for a growing share of Americans, help may not be ...

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OpenAI has proposed policies geared for the artificial intelligence (AI) era to support a public wealth fund and rapid social safety net programs. These measures are intended to help merge AI with ...

Project 2025 described Medicare and Medicaid as “runaway entitlements” in desperate need of “reform.” “In essence, our deficit problem is a Medicare and Medicaid problem,” the document said. Social ...

Sydney Wurdeman turned to Medicaid at a fragile point in her life, and now the program is looking fragile itself. After months of consecutive nights with no sleep, or two hours at most, the Omaha, Neb ...

Steep cuts to federal funding and staffing are threatening to weaken the US social safety net at a time when Americans are increasingly bracing for a tariff-induced economic slowdown. The Trump ...

One of the most contentious subjects, somewhat aligned with politics, is the term “social safety nets.” Whether the term is a proper definition of the various assistance programs is arguable, but for ...

Millions of Americans rely on federal subsidies and programs to make ends meet. But the shutdown and other cuts have them looking elsewhere for help. Here's how residents in rural New York are coping.

SPRINGFIELD — This past summer and fall, Springfield’s Office of Housing heard reports of families who were sleeping in area parks, said Housing Director Gerry McCafferty. As the year gave way to ...

In the latest episode of TBS’s show ‘Zero Sum Game’, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Planning, spoke to TBS Executive Editor Shakhawat Liton about the government’s ...