Sneak Peek: Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it
Sneak Peek: Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it  
Podcast: Apple News Today
Published On: Thu Mar 30 2023
Description: More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States, one of the world’s richest countries. In a new book, Poverty, by America, sociologist and writer Matthew Desmond sets out to figure out why. In an interview with Apple News In Conversation 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. This is a preview of that conversation.