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    Massachusetts Public Housing Residents Must Work or Risk Eviction

    In Worcester, Massachusetts a city program called A Better Life is supposed to transform the lives of people in public housing. But Ray Mariano, head of the Worcester Housing Authority, is not asking people to improve themselves, he's telling them to get a job, go to school or get out. Alana Semuels is a writer for the Atlantic magazine.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 16, 2015 • 8m Listen

    In Worcester, Massachusetts a city program called A Better Life is supposed to transform the lives of people in public housing. But Ray Mariano, head of the Worcester Housing Authority, is not asking people to improve themselves, he's telling them to get a job, go to school or get out. Alana Semuels is a writer for the Atlantic magazine.

    Ray Mariano, head of the Worcester Housing Authority

    Photo by Alana Semuels / The Atlantic

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Alana Semuels

      Atlantic magazine

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    GOP Debate: Truth, Lies and Public Opinion
    1. 1:43Fed Announces First Interest Rate Hike in Almost 10 Years
    2. 8:31Truth, Promises and Public Opinion
    3. 42:54Massachusetts Public Housing Residents Must Work or Risk EvictionYou’re reading this
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