Tag: Lenice Emanuel

Policing The Poor Won’t Make Alabama Or Any Other State Healthier

Restricting SNAP benefits does not solve hunger or improve health; it polices low-income families under the guise of ‘public health’. Alabama has high rates of chronic illness, but lacks investment in solutions like Medicaid expansion and strengthening local food systems. Policies targeting low-income and Black communities reflect a history of using control over resources to […]

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