Democracy Dies in DarknessEconomyAmazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.July 22, 2026 at 2:29 p.m. EDTToday at 2:29 p.m. EDTAn Amazon worker makes a delivery in San Francisco in February. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News/Getty Images)While the number of working adults who depend on food stamps and Medicaid has ticked up since the start of the pande...