Book · 2016 · Domestic Politics
Evicted
Poverty and Profit in the American City
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A fascinating and heartbreaking exploration into poverty.
What they say about it
- Focuses on landlords in Milwaukee“shitty landlords in milwaukee”2
- Impact of financial limitations“psychological and social and emotional impact”2
- Discusses the book on The Book Review“the matthew desmond book”2
The best things said about it
It's a great book.
Matt Yglesias The Realignment · Sep 2020 Goes through this psychological and social and emotional impact of growing up in a really financially limited setting.
Angela Duckworth No Stupid Questions · Sep 2024 The most shocking thing in that book to me is the desperate certainty.
Then at number six Matthew Desmond who uh is a sociologist at Harvard but has also written a couple of real works of Journalism uh has another one called evicted it's um this immersive look at the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee and at the crisis of eviction the the housing crisis in general uh among the poorest of the poor.
Follow families getting evicted and saw a level of poverty that I've just never seen before or experienced.
A lot of those who read Matthew Desmond's book, Evicted, think it's about bad landlords in Milwaukee—it’s a great book—but it’s really about Milwaukee.
Matt Yglesias The Realignment · Sep 2020 Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Evicted by Matthew Desmond is a rigorous sociological study that follows low-income families and their landlords in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shedding light on the devastating systemic cycle of poverty and housing instability in American cities. On The Book Review, Jennifer Szalai recommended the Harvard sociologist's powerful non-fiction work, while Pamela Paul offered a final sign-off praising its exploration of poverty and profit. Matt Yglesias also recommended the book on The Realignment, noting how it effectively illustrates urban decline and the harsh realities faced by struggling tenants. On No Stupid Questions, Angela Duckworth discussed the book with listeners, emphasizing the vital importance of engaging with heavy stories and confronting the psychological, social, and emotional impacts of financial deprivation and constant displacement. Additionally, Wesley Morris referenced the book on The Book Review to discuss the shocking certainties and systemic pressures surrounding poverty and race in America. Reviewers and guests repeatedly turned to the text to highlight its journalistic integrity, emotional weight, and urgent call for national attention to housing justice.
Every mention
Matt Yglesias so a lot of people who i know read matthew desmond's book evicted which is basically about shitty landlords… 2
Recommended
“so a lot of people who i know read matthew desmond's book evicted which is basically about shitty landlords in milwaukee um and it's a great book”
Discussed
“A lot of those who read Matthew Desmond's book, Evicted, think it's about bad landlords in Milwaukee—it’s a great book—but it’s really about Milwaukee. The particular circumstances there incentivize landlords to behave in such a manner.”
Pamela Paul uh the title again is evicted poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond 2
Discussed
“he is the author of evicted poverty and profit in the American city reviewed this week in the book review on our cover by Barbara aronri”
Recommended
“uh the title again is evicted poverty and profit in the American city by Matthew Desmond”
Jennifer Szalai one of the books that I was really taken by is a book by Matthew Desmond who's a sociologist he now teaches… 1
Recommended
“one of the books that I was really taken by is a book by Matthew Desmond who's a sociologist he now teaches at Harvard and his book is called evicted”
Angela Duckworth this book that we've talked about before called evicted that goes through this psychological and social and… 2
Discussed
“this book that we've talked about before called evicted that goes through this psychological and social and emotional impact of growing up in a really financially limited setting where you're constantly being evicted it's like Matthew Desmond”
Discussed
“But I do think that it's really important for me and I would encourage others to engage with some of these stories and some of the realities of what's around us; this book that we've talked about before called 'Evicted' that goes through this psychological and social and emotional impact of growing up in a really financially limited setting where”
Wesley Morris and I was reading if you read the Matthew Desmond book the most shocking evicted the most shocking thing in… 2
Discussed
“and I was reading if you read the Matthew Desmond book the most shocking evicted the most shocking thing in that book to me is the desperate certainty”
Discussed
“and I was reading if you read the Matthew Desmond book the most shocking evicted the most shocking thing in that book to me”
Ezra Klein he's the author of The Pulitzer prize-winning evicted and evicted which was a book about housing markets pa… 1
Discussed
“he's the author of The Pulitzer prize-winning evicted and evicted which was a book about housing markets particularly for the poor”
Gilbert Cruz Matthew Desmond will be here to talk about his new book evicted 1
Discussed
“Matthew Desmond will be here to talk about his new book evicted”
Greg Cowles then at number six Matthew Desmond who uh is a sociologist at Harvard but has also written a couple of real… 1
Discussed
“then at number six Matthew Desmond who uh is a sociologist at Harvard but has also written a couple of real works of Journalism uh has another one called evicted it's um this immersive look at the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee and at the crisis of eviction the the housing crisis in general uh among the poorest of the poor”
Matthew Desmond and then I kind of took that to Milwaukee for my last book and follow families getting evicted and saw a le… 1
Discussed
“and then I kind of took that to Milwaukee for my last book and follow families getting evicted and saw a level of poverty that I've just never seen before or experienced”
Mike Maughan I don't know if you've ever read the book evicted I have not evicted I think is a a fascinating and heartbr… 1
Discussed
“I don't know if you've ever read the book evicted I have not evicted I think is a a fascinating and heartbreaking exploration into poverty”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“I think it belongs on a shelf with Evicted by Matthew Desmond and Invisible Child by Andrea Elliot.”
Passing
“maty Desmond is the author of a book called evicted which followed eight families who were struggling to pay rent in Milwaukee”
Passing
“basically the prequel in a way to evicted right the Matthew Desmond book”