Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

by Matthew Desmond

“I feel bad for the kids. Lamar’s got them little boys in there….And I love Lamar. But love don’t pay the bills.”

Sherrena nodded reassuringly and said, almost to herself, “I guess I got to stop feeling sorry for these people because nobody is feeling sorry for me. Last time I checked, the mortgage company still wanted their money.”