America’s Poverty Problem (with Matthew Desmond)

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🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University, where he specializes in the study of poverty. His 2016 book Evicted won the Pulitzer Prize for its incisive examination of poverty and housing policy in America. He joins Preet to discuss his new book, Poverty, by America, and the many ways poverty is entrenched in one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Plus, new reports say Trump shared additional classified information with foreigners, and does the right to a speedy trial extend to prosecutors? Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Desmond discuss the idea of instituting a national “poverty czar.” To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/americas-poverty-problem-with-matthew-desmond/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	Aren't we part of the issue?
0:10.0	Which means aren't we part of the solution, too?
0:13.0	So I think that...
0:14.0	I think the blunt fact is, you know, in America, some lives are made small,
0:18.0	so others may grow, and we have to just face that fact
0:21.0	if we want to really end poverty here.
0:23.0	That's Matthew Desmond.
0:29.0	He's a professor of sociology at Princeton University,
0:32.0	where he specializes in the study of poverty.
0:35.0	You might know Desmond as the author of his 2016 book Evicted,
0:38.0	which won the Pulitzer Prize for its incisive examination of poverty
0:42.0	and housing policy in America.
0:44.0	Now he's turned his attention to a broader canvas with a new book,
0:48.0	Poverty by America.
0:50.0	In it, he explores the often overlooked ways poverty is entrenched,
0:54.0	from tax codes to bank fees to certain federal policies.
0:58.0	Professor Desmond joins me to discuss all of that.
1:01.0	We tackle the efficacy of past government programs,
1:04.0	the challenges of passing anti-poverty measures through Congress,
1:07.0	and the intriguing idea of instituting a poverty czar.
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