Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By...
Barbara EhrenreichWhen one is charged a little bit at a time until the expense grows beyond expectations, that is called being "nickel and dimed." In 2001's Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, essayist and social critic Barbara ...
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the Am...
Matthew DesmondNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Revie...
$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing...
Kathryn J. EdinA New York Times Notable Book of 2015 "A remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about poverty in the United States." —New York Times Book Review"Devastating … A powerful story of the collision...
I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Str...
Matt TaibbiA work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police—from the bestselling author of The Divide "[A] searing expose . . . What emerg...
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking ...
Abhijit V. BanerjeeBillions of government dollars, and thousands of charitable organizations and NGOs, are dedicated to helping the world's poor. But much of their work is based on assumptions that are untested generalizations at best, harmful mispercep...
Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails wit...
Ted Conover"I crouched quietly in the patch of tall weeds. Around me fell the shadow of the viaduct that carried a highway over the railroad yards. From the edge of the yards, I squinted as I watched the railroad cars being switched from tr...