Desmond builds a startlingly original and ambitious case for ending poverty. Some lives are made small so that others may grow.Įlegantly written and fiercely argued, this compassionate book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit.
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. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. “This book is essential and instructive, hopeful and enraging.” –Ann Patchett About Poverty, By America
Desmond approaches the subject with a refreshing candidness and directs his ire toward all the right places.” –Roxane Gay “A powerful polemic, one that has expanded and deepened my understanding of American poverty. In Poverty, By America, Matthew Desmond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted, reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. Desmond’s new book (limited to the first 300 guests).
Attendees will receive one (1) free copy of Mr. At this free event Matthew Desmond will be in conversation with Becky Gligo, Executive Director of Housing Solutions. Magic City Books is proud to present an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Matthew Desmond ( Evicted, Poverty, By America) on Wednesday May 24 at Central Library.
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