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Recession tests an aid system tied to jobs
WASHINGTON -- For nearly two decades, Americans have built a safety net that is tough on those who fail to work and rewards those who do....
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 06/01/09 by Jason DeParle New York Times News Service · More from publication -
House nearing deal on wiretapping law
WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee hinted Sunday that a bitter battle over an expired eavesdropping law may be moving...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 03/03/08 by Jason DeParle New York Times News Service · More from publication -
Sending money home gives Western Union a major migrant role
WASHINGTON -- To glimpse how migration is changing the world, consider Western Union, a fixture of American lore that went bankrupt selling...
Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 11/23/07 by Jason DeParle New York Times News Service · More from publication -
Dream deferred: the most inspired caseworker in America's most lauded welfare agency can barely do his job
Mi-ike!" she rasped. She stood so close it was all he could do to keep from backing away. She talked with such a loud lisp he thought she might be...
Washington Monthly, 09/01/04 by Jason DeParle · More from publication -
The Myth of the Welfare Queen: A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist's Portrait of Women on the Line. - book reviews
As the Welfare Debate Captivated Congress in the summer of 1995, David Zucchino, a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, struck out from the...
Washington Monthly, 07/01/97 by Jason DeParle · More from publication -
House the poor - The Missing Issues - Cover Story
The poor face two major housing problems: escalating rents and dangerous locations. Although, agencies such as HUD are starting to implement good...
Washington Monthly, 01/01/96 by Jason DeParle · More from publication -
Build single room occupancy hotels - housing for the homeless
The government should provide funding for more single room occupancy hotels for the homeless and mentally ill. Non-profit groups took over these...
Washington Monthly, 03/01/94 by Jason DeParle · More from publication -
Rude Awakenings: What the Homeless Crisis Tells Us. - book reviews
One of the remarkable things about this year's presidential race was the absence of the poor. God knows there are plenty of them--almost 36 million...
Washington Monthly, 12/01/92 by Jason DeParle · More from publication -
The Visible Poor: Homelessness in the United States. - book reviews
One of the remarkable things about this year's presidential race was the absence of the poor. God knows there are plenty of them--almost 36 million...
Washington Monthly, 12/01/92 by Jason DeParle · More from publication -
Homeless in hot tubs; want to wipe out poverty? Give a conservative a calculator
Kitty Kelley needn't fear the competition, a little-known paperback has just hit the Washington market with a dramatic real-life story. The 1991...
Washington Monthly, 07/01/91 by Jason DeParle · More from publication
