Evicted : Poverty and Profit in the American City

from CarolynSchroeder

"Evicted" was an enlightening and very sad look at the state of "fair housing" (or lack thereof) in a few poor inner-city Milwaukee neighborhoods. I found Desmond's journalism by living in the situation incredibly compassionate and also, fair and impartial. What was fascinating in particular were...

from msf59

"Every condition exists, simply because someone profits by its existence. This economic exploitation is crystallized in the slum."  Martin Luther King Matthew Desmond spent several years in Milwaukee. He lived in a trailer park and rundown apartments, getting first hand experience of living on th...

from porch_reader

This book sheds light on an important and understudied factor in the cycle of poverty, the search for affordable housing. To gain insight into this problem, Desmond spent time living in a trailer park and a rooming house in Milwaukee, WI. He got to know landlords and tenants, earned their trust, ...

from ozzer

EVICTED is a remarkable examination of eviction as it is practiced in contemporary America. Desmond makes important generalizations by closely observing just a few individuals in one location. The location is Milwaukee, a city that exists on the fringes of the American poverty scene and considere...

from jmoncton

There are books that I give 5 stars because the writing is stellar, or the story moves me to tears. And then there are books that get 5 stars because they change my world view; Evicted is one of those books. I picked this up because I live in Silicon Valley and with the growth of some high tech g...