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Salon.com February 4, 2002 Suzy Hansen |
Time's up Welfare reform enacted in the prosperous '90s is pushing the first wave of families off public assistance amid today's recession. An expert talks about the consequences... |
Salon.com October 21, 1999 Dena Bunis |
Uninsured children A new report says there are still too many kids without health coverage. |
ifeminists July 8, 2007 Stephen Baskerville |
Welfare and the "Road to Serfdom" As conservatives congratulate themselves on ten years of welfare reform, they need to start looking at the larger picture and all that was left undone. |
Inc. June 1, 2000 Donna Fenn |
Give Me Your Poor Is hiring employees from the welfare rolls worthwhile? Yes. Is it easy? No. |
Reason December 2000 Michael W. Lynch |
The Hassle Factor Welfare reform turns check recipients into job seekers |
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Michelle Conlin |
Lost in "No-Man's Land" The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins says without better education, many Americans are doomed to a life of working poverty. |
InternetNews April 24, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Laptop Theft Loses 1M Social Security Numbers The Oklahoma Department of Human Services reported that a laptop was stolen from one of its employees. The cost of the loss is likely going to be sky-high. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Alexandra Starr |
Is Welfare Reform Working? Jason DeParle's "American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive" points out that welfare reform's elimination of no-strings cash handouts cleared the path for a new debate over ways to help the poor. |
Salon.com April 13, 2001 Arianna Huffington |
President Bush's corporate catnip Welcome to the GOP's ethical Washington, where Rep. Tom DeLay sells White House access and Bush ladles corporate gravy over his "fat-free" budget... |
Salon.com October 26, 2001 Katharine Mieszkowski |
Down and out in San Francisco The collapse of the travel industry is hammering the Bay Area's working class. But is a reformed welfare system still able to come to the rescue? |
BusinessWeek December 8, 2010 Peter Coy |
Do Jobless Benefits Raise Unemployment? Although the Obama-GOP tax deal extends unemployment benefits, it probably will not dissuade many jobless from seeking work. |
ifeminists October 14, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Adults Should be in Charge California has announced sweeping reform in its disastrous child welfare system, which tears families apart aggressively and unnecessarily places children in foster care. But the reform required is for "authorities" to act like adults and take responsibility. |
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Alexandra Starr |
Commentary: Washington's $1 Billion Lecture To The Poor Why a "pro-marriage" bill isn't likely to help much |
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005 |
The Free Market's "Softer Side" This political scientist says Americans believe in self-reliance -- and in a government that protects them when needed. |
ifeminists July 29, 2003 Todd Andrew Barnett |
Repeal -- Not Reform -- Head Start Isn't everyone -- from the National Head Start Association to the National Organization for Women -- out of their minds for urging all Americans to "save" and "reform" the federal government's Head Start program? |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 |
Will France's Payroll Taxes Be Hiked? In a blow to efforts to curb France's welfare state, the center-right government could be forced to restore $1.4 billion in unemployment benefits . |
Salon.com December 5, 2002 Jennifer Foote Sweeney |
No children allowed President Bush wants welfare recipients to marry -- but not have kids. |
Salon.com January 13, 2001 Joan Walsh |
Clinton's final days As the newly liberated president travels the country to cement his legacy, he reminds us we'll miss him as much as he'll miss us... |
OCC Bulletin November 23, 2006 |
Public Welfare Investments: Increase in Investment Limits The act also revised the general public welfare investment authority in section 24 (Eleventh). |
Job Journal January 11, 2004 Michael Kinsman |
Incentive or Insult? Would $3000 grants pay off for most of the unemployed? |
Reason January 2008 David Weigel |
Bonds for Babies Democrats discover the Ownership Society: Even if they don't replace the current Social Security system, "baby bonds" could have a transformative political effect in the U.S. |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2009 Amanda B. Kish |
Investing in a High Unemployment Era If we're going to be muddling through an extended period of persistently high unemployment, investors may need to alter their game plan a bit. |
Salon.com February 1, 2001 Arianna Huffington |
The base of poverty In the debate over Bush's faith-based charity plan, church vs. state is not the issue... |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unemployed in Europe European countries can take a number of steps to protect vulnerable groups from unemployment and help reduce income inequality. |
Finance & Development December 2010 Dao & Loungani |
The Tragedy of Unemployment Governments can do more to alleviate joblessness and its human costs. |
AFP eWire February 26, 2007 |
Panel Recommends Fundamental Reform in Canadian Grant System An independent blue-ribbon panel commissioned by the Treasury Board has recommended substantial changes in how the Canadian government administers its federal grant and contributions program. |
Job Journal January 18, 2004 |
Jobwire California loses jobs in December... State welfare calls go to India... And the latest hirings and firings. |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Bill Clinton's Plan to Save the Economy The Big Dog weighs in on the issues of unemployment and the recession. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |