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Poverty, the Housing Crisis and Lobster on Food Stamps w/ Matthew Desmond

Factually! with Adam Conover

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How Do You Write a Book?

CNN's Jarrett Bellini talks with author Arlene Davis about her new book, "The Landlord" She says she had to negotiate the conflict between spending time with people and writing a book. The main character is homeless woman Veneta who was reported for child protective services but ended up paying back most of what she borrowed. Jones: I think we have a lot of distance actually distances in the problem. But there are times when it's like, man, what are you going to do?

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