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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond

Hi there! It’s Matt Desmond, author of “Evicted” and more recently, “Poverty, by America.” I’m so grateful to all of you who have read this book and connected to the people in it. I’ve added a few notes below to go behind the scenes and provide a bit more info and context. Thanks, again!

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28 Mar 23 · Flag

Dr Kem Smith

It's so sad and terrible and all of this can be fixed.

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Nancy Shea

I am a fairly conservative person, and, for many years, was a landlord of 12 inner city properties. I related to the book, Evicted, and witnessed most all the scenarios described in that book. First o…

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Cjochaos Scott

Thank you for writing this book. I grew up poor and spent most of my adult life in poverty. Now, I work for a non profit shelter which is its own "almost vow of poverty " lol. It really rang true for …

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