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Poor

1. Books: BROKE, USA
   This is a report from the economic fringes by Gary Rivlin, who spent two years writing this expose of the “poverty industry.”  While doing his research, Rivlin hung out at the annual check cashers convention,…
2. Press: Poverty numbers get muted reaction on Hill
   Deborah Weinstein, a longtime advocate for the poor, calls the news that one in seven Americans is living in poverty “a national emergency.” But for much of Washington’s political class, the shocking new poverty numbers…
3. Press: Census finds record gap between rich and poor
   The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew last year to its widest amount on record as young adults and children in particular struggled to stay afloat in the recession. The top-earning 20…
4. Press: Midnight grocery runs capture economic desperation
   Once a month, just after midnight, the beeping checkout scanners at a Walmart just off Interstate 95 come alive in a chorus of financial desperation. Here and at grocery stores across the country, the chimes…
5. Press: A surge in poverty is reshaping suburbs
   The poor population in America’s suburbs — long a symbol of a stable and prosperous American middle class — rose by more than half after 2000, forcing suburban communities across the country to re-evaluate their…