Word: piven
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Throw your spirit and energy into denouncing such programs," said Piven. She criticized a labor security bill, proposed by Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.), which includes a national workfair program. Such programs require participants to fulfill educational and employment requirements in order to receive payments...
Workfair programs "call for women to attend a whole rigamorole of activities in order to collect their grants," Piven said. "They're going to make women work for their welfare benefits...
...Piven is a co-author of "The Mean Season," a recently published book that, she said, tells of the attack on the welfare state by "conservative-business interests...
...imbalance between the rich and the poor in the United States is on the rise, said Piven. "Not only is the middle[class] shrinking, but the poverty level is up," she added...
During the hour-long speech, Piven made several references not only to the current Harvard-Radcliffe Clerical and Technical Workers attempt to unionize but also to the Tent City of homeless people at M.I.T. A representative of the Tent City, where 20 homeless people are currently living, asked Piven to address the group. She declined, citing a prior commitment...