How The Pandemic Is Challenging Our Understanding Of Poverty

<p>The COVID-19 Pandemic pulled an estimated 8 million Americans into poverty. Millions lost jobs that kept them one paycheck away from becoming destitute, and many, like those who were formerly considered middle income, now patronize the food banks where they used to donate. There have always been poor people, but the pandemic has exposed some of the realities and conditions of poverty which are little seen and often misunderstood. <br> <br> In the wake of the pandemic, who is poor now? And what are the persistent myths about impoverished Americans that shape public attitudes and undermine potential policy solutions? <br> <br> Guests:<br> <strong><a href="https://sociology.wustl.edu/people/mark-rank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Rank</a></strong> - professor at Washington University in St. Louis, and lead-author of <em><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/what-you-are-getting-wrong-about-appalachia_elizabeth-catte/17990653/item/30037928/?mkwid=%7cdc&amp;pcrid=448918240737&amp;pkw=&amp;pmt=&amp;slid=&amp;plc=&amp;pgrid=104755242616&amp;ptaid=pla-927269736418&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwl9GCBhDvARIsAFunhslSsonuSHM3DceLAJpTwgzTJ7dasJbYJmJso4sF25Bj9WMblgd0120aAsZnEALw_wcB#idiq=30037928&amp;edition=18975753" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty</a></em>. <br> <br> <strong><a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/peter-b-edelman/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Edelman</a></strong> - faculty director of Georgetown University's Center on Poverty and Inequality and author of <em><a href="https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/not-a-crime-to-be-poor-the-criminalization-of-poverty-in-america_peter-edelman/17682904/item/33184641/?mkwid=%7cdc&amp;pcrid=448963509244&amp;pkw=&amp;pmt=&amp;slid=&amp;plc=&amp;pgrid=104673973815&amp;ptaid=pla-926982115650&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwl9GCBhDvARIsAFunhslyGS7LOBIkLosr7g2rYJsnZbKZonFPA6QO6IE7hgpgYLJrkR9R0ecaAvDxEALw_wcB#idiq=33184641&amp;edition=21176027" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization o