It is understood that the government is not yet ready to propose a new parliamentary bill on welfare.

India's welfare politics still matters, but voters increasingly want jobs, growth and dignity too.

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 ...

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 ...

Anne McGrew was the accountant for Mississippi Community Education Center. Officials used the nonprofit organization to ...

A decade ago, Nobel prize-winning economist Milton Friedman admonished the Wall Street Journal for its idée fixe on open-border immigration policy. "It's just obvious you can't have free immigration ...

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 ...

One of the turning points in the 2012 presidential campaign was Republican nominee Mitt Romney privately saying that 47 percent of the population -- supporters of President Barack Obama, he said -- ...

The decision comes weeks after Ted DiBiase Jr. was found not guilty in connection with the scheme.

In the last financial year, the UK government brought in £331 billion in income tax — and spent even more, £333 billion, on ...

Drug testing welfare recipients (and then disqualifying those who fail from collecting benefits) is an effective method for saving taxpayer money. In 1986, during the administration of President ...