Homeless in America : a growth industry / Jonahan Kozol ; interviewed by Pamela Burton.

Program Title:
Homeless in America : a growth industry / Jonahan Kozol ; interviewed by Pamela Burton.
PRA Archive #: 
KZ1736
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Jonathan Kozol shares his experiences from traveling around the country, dealing with Americans who work with the homeless and those who want to blame the vicitms. He describes life in New York shelter the Marinque Hotel, and warns that tere is a danger in the professionalization of the care of the homeless and normalization of destitution. he proposes solutions to the problem of the homeless, pointing to the necessity for providing more homes and not just shelters. He concludes by challenging Jack Kemp's ideas for privitization of public housing.|HOMELESS IN AMERICA : A GROWTH INDUSTRY / Jonahan Kozol| interviewed by Pamela Burton. - Jonathan Kozol shares his experiences from traveling around the country, dealing with Americans who work with the homeless and those who want to blame the vicitms. He describes life in New York shelter the Marinque Hotel, and warns that tere is a danger in the professionalization of the care of the homeless and normalization of destitution. he proposes solutions to the problem of the homeless, pointing to the necessity for providing more homes and not just shelters. He concludes by challenging Jack Kemp's ideas for privitization of public housing. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 21 June 1989.

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KPFK, 21 June 1989.
Item duration: 
1 reel (45 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., mono.|45:00
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Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1989.
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