The government provides at least one means-tested, welfare-type program to roughly one out of every five Americans (unless you count Social Security, in which case the number goes up considerably). In ...

Welfare spending has hit a stunning, all-time high. A new Congressional Research Service report confirms what research here at The Heritage Foundation has shown: The government’s means-tested welfare ...

In early February, animal welfare advocates and AI researchers arrived in stocking feet at Mox, a scrappy, shoes-free ...

MUSKEGON, MI – A Muskegon animal shelter was included on a list of 24 shelters across the state to receive taxpayer-funded ...

There are two key reasons why it is critical there be a work requirement before able-bodied individuals receive welfare: (1) It discourages those who can find a job from going on welfare and consuming ...

Historically, marriage has played a critical role in the raising of children. In most cases, the economic benefits of marriage are substantial. Marriage among families with children is an extremely ...

Note: This piece originally ran in 2016, we’re reposting it this week in light of updated welfare data. Twenty years ago, the federal government took a pretty simple cash welfare system — if you were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THE CLAIM: The majority of people on welfare assistance are Black. “Welfare queens” exist and they constantly take advantage of ...

A magistrate calls the neglect and lack of care for the farm's pigs, cows and sheep "pretty horrendous".

Over on Alternet Joshua Holland got very het up about the great new right wing lie. This all has relevance today as David Brooks has been using the same sorts of figures to show that the US does in ...