Neil deMause, Author at City Limits

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The panel was charged with answering the question, “Welfare Reform at 15: Is It Working?”Their answer depended almost entirely on how each member defined “working.”

ByNeil deMause 7 minRead time

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Aug 2011

Economy Investigations

Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment?

Governments are pouring money into job skills programs as a way of combating poverty. But what jobs are participants being prepared for?

ByNeil deMause 18 minRead time

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Aug 2011

Economy

The Lower Unemployment Rate: Getting Jobs, Or Giving Up?

A closer look at the national labor-market figures released last week suggest that the modest fall in the unemployment rate has more to do with people leaving the labor force…

ByNeil deMause 4 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy

Coney Baloney: DiNapoli's Report Obscures Brooklyn Beachfront's Rollercoaster Economy

Job growth is soaring in Coney Island, says a new report. That was news to anyone who’s actually been to Coney Island lately.

ByNeil deMause 2 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy

Remember Poverty? Anyone? Anyone?

Watch a video interview with Neil deMause, author of our July issue looking at the complex stories behind alarming statistics on poverty in New York City and the United States.

ByNeil deMause 1 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy Government

Report: Young NYers Face Higher Barriers To Public Assistance

A study of low-income New Yorkers under the age of 24 indicates they have trouble getting welfare benefits to which they are entitled. City officials say the report—and others that…

ByNeil deMause 0 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy Education Justice

For Low-Income Immigrants, Status Complicates Survival

C is like many students at Hunter College. She balances work and school, struggles to pay her tuition bill, wonders what the future will hold. Secretly, she also carries the…

ByNeil deMause 11 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Government

From Blue-Collar to the Welfare Line

Walter Greene worked for a living. Then the work disappeared. Now, like thousands of other low-income New Yorkers, he navigates homeless shelter rules and the welfare bureaucracy.

ByNeil deMause 19 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy In Depth

Even Entrepreneurs Need Food Stamps

Tanya Fields is a college graduate starting her own business. She’s also a welfare recipient trying to keep benefits in place until she can support herself. Can she do it…

ByNeil deMause 35 minRead time

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Jul 2011

Economy Government

The Poor Have Numbers. Do They Count?

The number of low-income New Yorkers is a matter of statistics. Answering deeper questions about poverty demands drilling down deep into the lives of individual people, a few of whose…

ByNeil deMause 9 minRead time

Neil deMause

15 Years On, Still No Agreement on Welfare Reform's Impact

Can Job Training Reduce Unemployment?

The Lower Unemployment Rate: Getting Jobs, Or Giving Up?

Coney Baloney: DiNapoli's Report Obscures Brooklyn Beachfront's Rollercoaster Economy

Remember Poverty? Anyone? Anyone?

Report: Young NYers Face Higher Barriers To Public Assistance

For Low-Income Immigrants, Status Complicates Survival

From Blue-Collar to the Welfare Line

Even Entrepreneurs Need Food Stamps

The Poor Have Numbers. Do They Count?

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