Solving Poverty In America

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 7, 2017

Peter Cove is the founder of America Works, which is the first for-profit, welfare-to-work company. He joins us to discuss his new book, Poor No More: Rethinking Dependency and the War on Poverty. Cove proposes revamping poverty programs to emphasize jobs. The book was inspired by Cove's experiences with America Works.

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