Matthew Desmond appears in the following:
The Poverty Tour
Friday, April 07, 2023
Welfare advocate Jack Frech has taken reporters on "poverty tours" of Athens County, Ohio, for years. But has media attention made any difference in the lives of the Appalachian poor?
Set Up to Be Poor
Monday, March 27, 2023
A new book makes the case that poverty persists in the U.S. (at higher levels than in other advanced economies) because affluent Americans benefit from it.
Trump Administration Policy Could Pause Evictions for Millions of Vulnerable Renters
Wednesday, September 02, 2020
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a nationwide eviction moratorium for renters making less than $99,000.
40 Acres
Friday, July 10, 2020
Eviction, and the long history of racist housing discrimination in America.
Can Eviction Moratoriums Stop The Bleeding?
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
We ask Matt Desmond, Princeton University sociologist and author of Evicted.
The Scarlet E, Part IV: Solutions
Friday, June 28, 2019
Our eviction crisis is an epidemic with many potential cures.
The Scarlet E, Part III: Tenants and Landlords
Friday, June 21, 2019
We continue our four-part series on eviction by picking apart the mechanics of the problem.
The Scarlet E, Part II: 40 Acres
Friday, June 14, 2019
We continue our series on eviction by charting the persistent line between racist policies, localized profiteering, and the devastating plunder of generations of wealth.
The Scarlet E, Part I: Why?
Friday, June 07, 2019
We begin our four-part series on the eviction crisis by dropping our assumptions, mapping our course, and meeting our guide.
The Poverty Tour
Friday, May 11, 2018
Welfare advocate Jack Frech has taken reporters on "poverty tours" of Athens County, Ohio, for years. But has media attention made any difference in the lives of the Appalachian poor?
#5: Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: Poverty in America Edition
Friday, October 28, 2016
When reporting on poverty, the media fall into familiar traps. How to steer clear of stereotypes and seek insight.
#4: When the Safety Net Doesn't Catch You
Friday, October 21, 2016
Government assistance in the United States helps millions out of poverty, but often the most needy fall through the cracks.
#1: The Poverty Tour
Friday, September 30, 2016
Welfare advocate Jack Frech has taken reporters on "poverty tours" of Athens County, Ohio, for years. But has media attention made any difference in the lives of the Appalachian poor?
#1: The Poverty Tour
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Welfare advocate Jack Frech has taken reporters on "poverty tours" of Athens County, Ohio, for years. But has media attention made any difference in the lives of the Appalachian poor?
When Paying the Rent Leads to Poverty and Threats of Eviction
Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond spent over two years living in the poorest suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the height of the Great Recession.
