The American Way of Poverty
2013-10-20T00:17:59-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZmEzXC8yMDEzMTAyMDAwMjE0MTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Sasha Abramsky talked about his book, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives, in which he discusses the chronically poor and the working poor in America and how their lives have changed since 2008. He said that the level of inequality in the U.S. today hasn’t been seen since the 1920s. Mr. Abramsky spoke with former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert. The event was hosted by the Open Society Foundations in New York City,
Sasha Abramsky talked about his book, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives, in which he discusses the chronically poo… read more
Sasha Abramsky talked about his book, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives, in which he discusses the chronically poor and the working poor in America and how their lives have changed since 2008. He said that the level of inequality in the U.S. today hasn’t been seen since the 1920s. Mr. Abramsky spoke with former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert. The event was hosted by the Open Society Foundations in New York City, close
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