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Mar 9, 2023 · As estimated by the federal government’s poverty line, 12.6 percent of the U.S. population was poor in 1970; two decades later, it was 13.5 percent; in 2010, it was 15.1 percent; and in 2019,...
Mar 17, 2023 · After Matthew Desmond won the Pulitzer for Evicted, about families struggling to stay housed, the Princeton sociologist realized he still didn't understand why the U.S. has more poverty than...
Mar 21, 2023 · “Poverty, by America” succinctly addresses a major issue, why is there so much poverty in the richest country of the world? Harvard sociologist and Pulitzer prize-winning author, Mathew Desmond lays out why there is so much poverty in America and what we can do to eliminate it.
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Mar 21, 2023 · Over 11% of the U.S. population — about one in nine people — lived below the federal poverty line in 2021. But Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond says neither that statistic, nor the ...
Mar 19, 2023 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with sociologist Matthew Desmond about his new book, "Poverty, by America." He says poverty persists in the U.S. because the rest of our society benefits from it.
Mar 21, 2023 · In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor.
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Mar 13, 2023 · In Matthew Desmond’s ‘Poverty, by America,’ the Culprit Is Us. The new book by the sociologist and author of “Evicted” examines the persistence of want in the wealthy United States,...
