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Poverty in the United States

For most of human history, people were hunter-gatherers. They lived in large camps, depending on one another for food, childcare, and everything else—all without walls,…
Part I -- Deep PovertyIn the assessment of poverty in the United States there is a category known as "deep poverty." The definition of deep…
Discriminatory housing, zoning, and other policy choices are driving the dramatic rise of racialized poverty and segregation across the United States, with the number of…