Mark Rank

Professor of Social Welfare, Washington University

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Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and author of One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All

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The Great Recession has increased the number of Americans who depend on food stamps and food banks to get enough to eat. What kind of food do they get?

The Growing Problem of Hunger in a Struggling Economy

The Great Recession has increased the number of Americans who depend on food stamps and food banks to get enough to eat. What kind of food do they get?

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