Debbie Weingarten

Debbie Weingarten is a TalkPoverty fellow, former vegetable farmer and a freelance writer based out of Tucson, Arizona. Follow her on Twitter: @cactuswrenwrite.

News Analysis

Environment & Health

We Already Have a Border Wall. It’s an Environmental Disaster.

The walls and fences that already exist along the border are causing environmental damage and hurting communities.

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

January 6, 2019

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Low-Income People Suffer When Government Tech Contracts Change

Changes in technologies that sort applications and manage caseloads disrupt vital benefits to the poor.

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

December 10, 2018

Human Rights

In a Changing Climate, Access to Cooling Is a Human Right

Cooling centers are considered one method for increasing community and individual resilience in a changing climate.

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

September 2, 2018

Economy & Labor

How a Questionable Tech Contract Jeopardized Food Stamps at Farmers’ Markets

This is a tangle of federal, state and private entities' failure to coordinate in a rapidly evolving landscape.

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

July 31, 2018

Economy & Labor

There Is No Summer Vacation for Parents in the Gig Economy

There is something missing in these conversations about working and motherhood.

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

July 23, 2018

Human Rights

Sending Troops to the Border Will Cause More Migrant Deaths

Many people living in the borderlands believe the action escalates an already-weaponized war zone.

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

April 11, 2018

Environment & Health

Hospitals Are Leaving Rural America. Rural Americans Are Staying Put.

Seventy-seven percent of rural US counties are considered “Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas.”

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

April 9, 2018

Economy & Labor

How Food Stamps Are Keeping Small Farms in Business

New legislation could threaten SNAP recipients' access to local produce.

By: Debbie Weingarten ,; TalkPoverty.org

April 3, 2018

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