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First published on Wed 28 Apr 2021 06.00 EDT Alyson Graham raised three children by juggling multiple jobs and making tough choices about what they should go without. For more than 20 years, she made weekly visits to a food pantry, before going to the store to supplement the free groceries using food stamps and whatever money she had left after paying rent and bills. It was a struggle to put nutritious food on the table. “I always had two jobs when my kids were growing up, but still couldn’t make ends meet,” said Graham, 51, who worked minimum-wage jobs in call centres, bars and restaur...

The hunger industry: does charity put a Band-Aid on American inequality? Nina Lakhani in Houston Alyson Graham raised three children by juggling multiple jobs and making tough choices about what they should go without. For more than 20 years, she made weekly visits to a food pantry, before going to the store to supplement the free groceries using food stamps and whatever money she had left after paying rent and bills. It was a struggle to put nutritious food on the table. “I always had two jobs when my kids were growing up, but still couldn’t make ends meet,” said Graham...