Desmond, Matthew

"Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? . . . Sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. . . . This book gives us new ways of thinking about a morally urgent problem. It also helps us imagine solutions"--Provided by publisher.

"Examines the fates of eight families struggling to pay their rent in the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, discussing the human cost of America's vast inequality"--Provided by publisher.

Highlights eight families in Milwaukee who are living in the poorest neighborhoods just barely getting by. Examines the eviction of families from their homes, and provides ideas for changing this increasingly common course in America.

Matthew Desmond recounts the experiences of the men and women who fight wildland fires, exploring what drives them to risk their lives, how they work together to put out wildfires, how they adjust to the dangers of the job, and other related topics.