“Obama’s End Run on Welfare Reform, Part One: Understanding Workfare”
Read a Sept. 19, 2012, article posted by the Heritage Foundation summarizing Barack Obama’s work on welfare reform.
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“How welfare reform changed America”
A July 17, 2006, USA Today story assesses the achievements and challenges of welfare reform at 10.
“From welfare to workfare”
A July 27, 2006, Economist story calls welfare reform a success but points to difficulties faced by the working poor.
“20 Years Later, Welfare Overhaul Resonates for Families and Candidates”
A May 1, 2016, New York Times story discusses the “Back to the Future” view on welfare that was taken on by the Clinton administration and, now, the Trump administration as poverty persists.
Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker is a professor emeritus in the sociology department at the University of London. She studies minority religions, including cults, sects and New Religious Movements, and relevant social conditions.
“More changes ahead in welfare rules”
An Aug. 10, 2006, Seattle Post-Intelligencer story looks at potential problems for Washington state from changes in welfare rules.
“Remarks as Delivered at an Event Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of Welfare Reform: Marriage and the Welfare of America”
The Heritage Foundation featured U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt at a 10th anniversary presentation on June 13, 2006, about welfare reform that can be viewed online or downloaded.
“Welfare Reform Roundtable: Reviewing a Decade, Previewing the Future”
The Washington, D.C., policy research group the Urban Institute convened a roundtable on July 25, 2006, to mark the 10th anniversary of welfare reform. At the event, experts with varied views acknowledged the watershed transformation of public assistance for very poor people and offered suggestions to further promote well-being for the economically vulnerable.
“Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurements”
Read a short primer on poverty statistics from the federal government.