“If we take a hard look at what poverty is, its nature, it's not pretty - it's fu…” — Matthew Desmond

If we take a hard look at what poverty is, its nature, it's not pretty - it's full of trauma. And we're able to accept trauma with certain groups, like with soldiers, for instance - we understand that they face trauma and that trauma can be connected to things like depression or acts of violence later on in life.

Matthew Desmond Sociologist • American