Associate Professor Matthew Desmond talks about his New York Times bestselling book âEvicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,â and why it is impossible to consider poverty in America without tackling the central role of housing. And during this weekâs âNews You Can Use,â we explain why the mental health coverage gap remains, despite lawmakersâ efforts and assertions.
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