![]() ![]() The number of Americans below it has hovered between 10% and 15% for decades, with calls and plans for reform amounting to “50 years of nothing”. The current poverty line is represented by an income of $13,590 a year for an individual and $27,750 for a family of four. He starts his ambitious new study by demonstrating how enduring American poverty is. ![]() Having won a coveted MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant in 2015, Desmond is known for his absorbing previous book on eviction practices in housing, which netted him a Pulitzer prize in 2017. Even if he shies away from some of the consequences of his explosive claim, his arguments have the potential to push debate about wealth in America to a new level. He believes the better-off are fighting a class war, keeping the poor down by design. I t’s no wonder Americans have failed to eliminate poverty, sociologist Matthew Desmond maintains in his new book. ![]()
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