A powerful sociological exploration of why poverty persists in America, revealing systemic exploitation and urging collective action.
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A powerful sociological exploration of why poverty persists in America, revealing systemic exploitation and urging collective action.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Oprah Daily, Time, The Star Tribune, Vulture, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Public Library, Esquire, California Review of Books, She Reads, Library Journal “Urgent and accessib...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Strong focus on systemic inequality and social policy critique.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Discusses systemic suffering and exploitation of the poor.
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