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In the 1980s, Milwaukee was the epicenter of deindustrialization. In the 1990s, it would become “the epicenter of the antiwelfare crusade.” As President Clinton was fine-tuning his plan to “end welfare as we know it,” a conservative reformer by the name of Jason Turner was transforming Milwaukee into a policy experiment that captivated lawmakers ar
... See moreMatthew Desmond • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Naming who has access and who doesn’t guides our efforts in challenging injustice.
Robin DiAngelo • White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Benjy’s greatest wish was for a place where the echelon was clear to all, where the powerful cared for the weak and the weak gave their respect without being coerced.
Andre Alexis • Fifteen Dogs
access existing services in your community,
Brian Fikkert • Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence: A Practical Guide to Walking with Low-Income People
Men often avoided eviction by laying concrete, patching roofs, or painting rooms for landlords. But women almost never approached their landlord with a similar offer.
Matthew Desmond • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
The Life You Can Save, Singer
Abhijit V. Banerjee • Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Eviction had a way of causing not one move but two: a forced move into degrading and sometimes dangerous housing and an intentional move out of it.2 But the second move could be a while coming.