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Matthew Desmond wants to make you uncomfortable about poverty in America
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMatthew Desmond's 'Evicted' changed the conversation about housing insecurity. He explains why his...
Princeton's Matthew Desmond Gets Everything Wrong About Poverty's Root Causes
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIllustration: Adani Samat Matthew Desmond is a Princeton University professor and the recipient of a...
Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'Poverty, by America,' Matthew Desmond
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoASHEVILLE – People from around the country are moving to Asheville in droves. Median income in the...
Matthew Desmond's book 'Poverty, by America' coming in 2023
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMatthew Desmond's first book since his Pulitzer Prize winning “Evicted” is not just a study of who...
The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023
Time via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe best nonfiction books published in 2023 included a revelatory biography, works of in-depth reporting, and more. Credit - These are independent...
Ending Poverty Is Always on America’s To-Do (Tomorrow) List
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily BeastIn 2016 Matthew Desmond became one of the leading...
We Can End Poverty Now. Do We Want To?
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMatthew Desmond, the Pulitzer-winning sociologist, talks about his new book Poverty, by America — and the very real solutions to our country’s poverty...
Here Are the 14 New Books You Should Read in March
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe best new books coming in March range from a supernatural mystery to a reconsideration of the meaning of time. Credit - The old adage goes that March...
‘1619 Project’ publisher launches series of readalongs
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoNEW YORK (AP) — Authors Matthew Desmond, Michelle Alexander and Leslie Alexander will be among the...
Opinion | America’s Poverty Is Built by Design
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn late 2020, a crowd of mostly Black and Hispanic workers rallied outside the statehouse in Albany, New York to gather support for a $15-an-hour minimum...
