Matthew Desmond

    An Evening with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of EVICTED, Matthew Desmond!

    An Evening with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of EVICTED, Matthew Desmond!

    oin Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of Evicted, Matthew Desmond, for the launch of Poverty, by America, one of the most anticipated books of 2023 by TIME. Desmond will be in conversation with WOSU Public Media’s Ann Fisher.

    A ticket includes a copy of Poverty, by America and is $30 with tax.Complimentary tickets can be reserved, pending availability, for those for whom price is a barrier by calling Gramercy Books (614) 867-5515.

    COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO, and WOSU PUBLIC MEDIA are Gramercy’s Community Partners in presenting this program.

    Desmond reimagines the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.

    The United States, the richest country on earth, has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit scores of its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages?

    In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to show how affluent Americans knowingly and unknowingly keep poor people poor. Those of us who are financially secure exploit the poor, driving down their wages while forcing them to overpay for housing and access to cash and credit. We prioritize the subsidization of our wealth over the alleviation of poverty, designing a welfare state that gives the most to those who need the least. And we stockpile opportunity in exclusive communities, creating zones of concentrated riches alongside those of concentrated despair. Some lives are made small so that others may grow.

    Date

    Apr 19 2023
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    Time

    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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    Location

    CCAD Canzani Center
    60 Cleveland Avenue Columbus, OH 43215