Food assistance does more good when it doesn’t make people feel bad for needing help. Researchers who study food inequality, nutrition, and food justice have identified ways to help people put food on the table–and preserve their dignity. From The Conversation, here's what to know.
After an unprecedented 43 days, the 2025 government shutdown is finally over. As of Wednesday, the House of Representatives has passed the compromise funding agreement developed between eight Democratic Senators and the Republican majority in Congress.
The Trump administration announced on Sept. 20, 2025, that it plans to stop releasing food insecurity data. The federal government has tracked and analyzed this data for the past three decades, but it plans to stop after publishing statistics pertaining to 2024 data.
