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Matthew Desmond, "Poverty, By America"

After Words

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The Passion of Psalmists

I saw somewhere you said you initially blamed your dad. Part of my career has been taking things that I experienced, including as a child, and turning them into more social or political issues. What's your anger if that's the right word away from your father towards larger social forces? It ultimately drove me into my discipline, sociology, to understand why there's so much poverty in America.

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