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3 quotes from Poverty, by America

• "Poverty is not merely a lack of money; it is a lack of power, a lack of access, and often a lack of understanding of how the system works."
• "In America, poverty is not an individual failure but a collective one, deeply embedded in the socio-economic structures that govern our lives."
• "To truly address poverty, we must confront the policies and practices that perpetuate inequality, recognizing that change requires a concerted effort from all of us."

Author: Matthew Desmond

Matthew Desmond is a prominent social scientist and urban ethnographer, serving as the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology and Director of the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. A contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, Desmond has authored over fifty academic studies and several influential books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City." His work has garnered numerous accolades, including the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Carnegie Medal. "Evicted" has been celebrated as one of the best books of 2016 by multiple prestigious publications and is recognized as one of the top nonfiction books of the last century. Renowned for his research on American poverty and public policy, Desmond is also a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award, and he is an elected member of the American Philosophical Society. His impactful insights have placed him among Politico's list of the fifty individuals shaping the national political discourse.