On AlterNet: safety net

Report: Nearly Half of Americans Have No Safety Net to Keep Them Out of Poverty

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet, Jan 30, 2013

Story | Topic: News & Politics

Pay Someone to Name Your Child? How We Are Outsourcing Our Personal Affairs

Alyssa Figueroa, Don Hazen, AlterNet, Aug 14, 2012

Story | Topic: Books

President Obama, Read Up: Democrats Win When They Defend the Social Safety Net

Joan McCarter, Daily Kos, Aug 19, 2011

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Irreparable Human Deficit Looms in Wake of Budget-Cutting Frenzy

Riane Eisler, Rene Redwood, American Forum, May 19, 2011

Story | Topic: Gender

Cutting the Net When We Need It Most

Laura Flanders, GRITtv, May 24, 2010

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Women of Color Slammed By Economic Crisis -- We Must Strengthen Basic Safety Nets

Shyama Venkateswar, AlterNet, Feb 25, 2010

Story | Topic: Gender

Unemployed and on the Verge of Losing Everything: "I Don't Know How I'll Make It"

Rachel Neumann, AlterNet, Jul 5, 2009

Story | Topic: Economy

Pension Funds Collapse: The End of Retirement?

Shamus Cooke, Information Clearing House, Dec 18, 2008

Story | Topic: Economy