How Trump Is Hiding Hunger and Why Poverty Persists
Update: 2025-11-13
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In this episode, we examine how the Trump administration’s decision to end the federal food security report threatens to hide the reality of hunger in America. Oregon Center for Public Policy analyst Tyler Mac Innis explains what losing this data means for families and policymakers, while Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality executive director Lelaine Bigelow discusses why poverty endures in one of the richest nations in history—and what it would take to end it.
From data suppression to policy failure, this conversation reveals how political choices keep millions struggling to feed their families—and how we can fight back.
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