After Words

Matthew Desmond, "Poverty, By America"

Apr 2, 2023

01:02:07

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Passion of Psalmists

2min

Poverty by America

2min

The American Poverty Debate

2min

The Unprincipled Act of Trapping the Poor in a Cycle of Debt

3min

The Importance of Choice in Fighting Poverty

3min

The Importance of Solidarity in the Workplace

3min

The Tension in the Book

3min

The Importance of Segregation in Poverty

2min

10.

The Child Tax Credit: A Guaranteed Income for Families With Children

2min

11.

The Problem With Segregation

2min

12.

The Importance of Affordable Housing in Affluent Neighborhoods

3min

13.

The Left and Right on Poverty

2min

14.

The North Star for Conservatives Is Work

2min

15.

The Success Sequence: A Conservative Vision of the World

3min

16.

The Success Sequence: A Formula That Works for Everyone

3min

17.

The Right and the Left

2min

18.

The Role of Personal Responsibility in Poverty

2min

19.

The Left's Argument for Progress on Poverty

3min

20.

The Risk of Spending More to Stay in the Same Place

3min

21.

The Importance of Progress in the Country

3min

22.

The Vision of Class Mixing

3min

23.

The Power of Prosperity Without Poverty

2min

Pulitzer Prize–winning author and sociologist Matthew Desmond shared his views on how Americans can spread their wealth so that everyone is prosperous. He was interviewed by New York Times Reporter and author Jason DeParle.

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