Going for broke : living on the edge in the world's richest country
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2023.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781642599657, 1642599654
Physical Desc
360 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2023.
Language
English
ISBN
9781642599657, 1642599654
Notes
General Note
"An anthology from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project."--title page.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-350) and index.
Description
"A collection of compelling, hard-hitting first-person essays, poems, and photos that expose what our punitive social systems do to so many Americans. Going for Broke, edited by Alissa Quart, Executive Director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and David Wallis, former Managing Director of EHRP, gives voice to a range of gifted writers for whom "economic precarity" is more than just another assignment. All illustrate what the late Barbara Ehrenreich, who conceived of EHRP, once described as "the real face of journalism today: not million dollar-a-year anchorpersons, but low-wage workers and downwardly spiraling professionals." One essayist and grocery store worker describes what it is like to be an "essential worker" during the pandemic; another reporter and military veteran details his experience with homelessness and what would have actually helped him at the time. These dozens of fierce and sometimes darkly funny pieces reflect the larger systems that have made writers' bodily experiences, family and home lives, and work far harder than they ought to be. Featuring introductions by luminaries including Michelle Tea, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Astra Taylor, Going for Broke is revelatory. It shows us the costs of income inequality to our bodies and our minds--and demonstrates real ways to change our conditions."--Publisher's website.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Poor -- Government policy -- United States -- 21st century.
Poor -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Poor -- United States.
Poverty -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social policy -- 21st century.
Working class -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Working class -- United States.
Working poor -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Working poor -- United States.
Poor -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Poor -- United States.
Poverty -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
United States -- Social policy -- 21st century.
Working class -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Working class -- United States.
Working poor -- United States -- Personal narratives.
Working poor -- United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Quart, A., & Wallis, D. (2023). Going for broke: living on the edge in the world's richest country . Haymarket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Quart, Alissa and David Wallis. 2023. Going for Broke: Living On the Edge in the World's Richest Country. Haymarket Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Quart, Alissa and David Wallis. Going for Broke: Living On the Edge in the World's Richest Country Haymarket Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Quart, Alissa,, and David Wallis. Going for Broke: Living On the Edge in the World's Richest Country Haymarket Books, 2023.
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