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Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it

Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it

Apple News In Conversation
Mar 30, 2023 32 min
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<p>More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States, one of the world&rsquo;s richest countries. In a new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/poverty-by-america/id6443011500" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Poverty, by America</em></a>, sociologist and writer Matthew Desmond sets out to figure out why. In an interview with <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a> host Shumita Basu, Desmond lays out the ways that so many of us benefit from a system that keeps people poor, and he offers concrete actions we can all take to dismantle the status quo.</p>

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