Michelle Wilde Anderson on Reimagining Discarded America

<p>Mike talks with Michelle Wilde Anderson, professor of property, local government, and environmental justice at Stanford Law School, about her recently released book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Save-Town-Reimagining-Discarded/dp/1501195980" rel="nofollow"><em>The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America</em></a><em>.</em> </p><p><strong>Topics Mike &amp; Michelle Cover Include</strong>:</p><ul><li>the problem of citywide poverty</li><li>poor cities and gateway cities</li><li>ineffective “solutions” to citywide poverty</li><li>how pathologizing poor cities as failed and corrupt makes things worse</li><li>the importance of rebuilding trust in tackling citywide poverty</li><li>poverty &amp; hope in Stockton California; Josephine County, Oregon; Lawrence, Massachusetts; and Detroit Michigan</li></ul><p> </p><p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/MWildeAnderson" rel="nofollow"><strong>Michelle Wilde Anderson on Twitter</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/baranowski.michael/" rel="nofollow">Mike on Instagram</a> (lots of dog pictures 🐶)</p><p><strong>Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible</strong>. You can support us or change your level of support at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/politicsguys" rel="nofollow">patreon.com/politicsguys</a> or <a href="https://www.politicsguys.com/support" rel="nofollow">politicsguys.com/support</a>. On <strong>Venmo</strong>, we’re <strong>@PoliticsGuys.</strong></p><p><strong>Interested in starting your own podcast?</strong> Check out <a href="https://redcircle.com/podcasters?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=thepoliticsguys" rel="nofollow">RedCircle</a>, home of The Politics Guys.</p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donations</a><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redc