The nation is truly falling back this weekend — not just clockwise — as the federal government prepares to deny food assistance to the needy. Powered By

More than four weeks into the government shutdown and the end of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Saturday showed that nothing is beneath us. Not since the Great Depression, when government-funded food assistance started, have elected leaders turned their backs on the poor, elderly and disabled in this way. Two federal judges on Friday threw the plan in doubt, ordering the funding to continue, but it wouldn’t begin immediately, and the administration could appeal. About 42 million Americans risk losing their food support. That’s about 1 in 8 residents, with an average monthly benefit of $332 per household.

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