Poverty, By America

The January Series is a FREE 15-day lecture series that takes place each year to cultivate thought and conversations about important issues of the day.

Matthew Desmond is a sociologist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and the founder and principal investigator of the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. In his latest book, Poverty, By America, draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how poverty in the U.S. persists because the rest of us benefit from it.