SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program. In an average month in 2024, SNAP helped an average of more than 41 million low-income people in the United States afford a nutritionally adequate diet. Updated November 25, 2024 What Is SNAP? SNAP provides important nutritional support for working […]
Students in West Virginia schools are facing heightened security risks as a state funding shortfall prevents the implementation of basic safety measures. Security measures such as controlled entry points — the first line of defense against a school shooting — remain unfunded even as a recent increase in school threats put students, teachers, and staff at […]
Students in West Virginia schools are facing heightened security risks as a state funding shortfall prevents the implementation of basic safety measures. Security measures such as controlled entry points — the first line of defense against a school shooting — remain unfunded even as a recent increase in school threats put students, teachers, and staff at […]
Black Hat Middle East and Africa is a leading cybersecurity conference and exhibition that takes place in Riyadh, KSA, welcoming over 40,000 infosec professionals, 300+ exhibitors and 300+ world renowned speakers from over 120 countries.
The Medicaid and marketplace proposals from the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the Republican Study Committee’s (RSC) fiscal year 2025 budget, and the Republican House Budget Committee’s (HBC) fiscal year 2025 budget resolution would undermine Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage protections, make health coverage more costly and less comprehensive, shift more costs to states, and increase the number […]
When a mother in Georgia saw all her family’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen from her account, she had no means to feed her children. Over $200 in SNAP benefits were stolen from another mom in Los Angeles County soon after the payment was deposited into her account. Because of the theft, she faced wrenching decisions […]
use of a security weakness in Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which are linked to a SNAP recipient’s account where states deposit SNAP benefits once a month. Unlike a debit card from a bank, EBT cards do not have a security chip, leaving them vulnerable to “skimming” when they are swiped at a card reader. […]
Dr. Joanna Rozpedowski hosts a session on “Space Wars: How State Conflict Is Going Extraterrestrial” at the Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk 2024. The biannual conference, organized by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), aims to break silos between different communities and to share experiences and approaches to studying, […]
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of Congress on July 24, Members of Congress, NGOs and Israeli and Palestinian activists will gather in the Capitol to offer an alternative vision. Speakers will outline a vision for peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians that will differ significantly from what Netanyahu outlines […]
Armed conflict has a pronounced impact on women and girls, significantly constraining their access to education, healthcare, and economic empowerment, and even survival. In this panel, we will emphasize the adverse consequences of armed conflict on the lives of women and girls, highlighting the multifaceted ways in which their rights are further curtailed and their […]
Deeply damaging health coverage proposals recently advanced by Republican congressional leaders and conservative think tanks could gain traction in Congress next year. Cutting Medicaid would harm enrollees — including the millions of children, people with disabilities, and elderly people with low incomes who are covered by Medicaid — and increase health inequities.Medicaid helps children develop into […]
Deeply damaging health coverage proposals recently advanced by Republican congressional leaders and conservative think tanks could gain traction in Congress next year. Cutting Medicaid would harm enrollees — including the millions of children, people with disabilities, and elderly people with low incomes who are covered by Medicaid — and increase health inequities.Medicaid helps children develop into […]
