"What if the persistence of poverty has less to do with the misfortunes of the needy than with the advantages the affluent presume they are entitled to? In Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond, a sociologist at Princeton, argues that we need to examine the behavior and priorities not of the poor but of 'those of us living lives of privilege and plenty.'"

https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/03/poverty-by-america-book-matthew-desmond/673453/

The One Cause of Poverty That’s Never Considered

In a new book, Matthew Desmond argues that to understand what keeps people poor, we need to take a good look at the rich.

The Atlantic