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America’s Poverty is by Design

Some of My Best Friends Are

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The Politics of Despisement

Khalil Qureshi: Democrats always focus on the middle class. They don't want to speak about poor people, he says. He argues that we live in a country where everyone is socialized to despise poor people. "I think it's been cultivated since Reagan took office after the 1960s"

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