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Understanding Poverty in America: A Call for Action
The chapter explores the racialization and marginalization of poverty in America, stressing the urgency of addressing the high number of poor and low-wage individuals regardless of race. It discusses the history of economic justice movements, current struggles of the working poor exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and emphasizes the need for mobilization to demand political attention to issues like poverty and systemic racism.