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Matthew Desmond wants to make you uncomfortable about poverty in America

Por: Los Angeles Times Entertainment March 20, 2023

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When Matthew Desmond published his first book, “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” in 2016, he set out to immerse himself in the everyday lives of people facing eviction. Along with a website, justshelter.org, his research has opened readers' eyes to just how many Americans are chronically on the verge of losing their homes. Evicted won a Pulitzer Prize, became a bestseller and was named among the New York Times' 10... + full article



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