Shadow Conventions 2012: Books On Poverty In America

Shadow Conventions 2012: 7 Books On Poverty In America
FILE - In a Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 file photo, a man who did not wish to be identified, who lost his job two months ago after being hurt on the job, works to collect money for his family on a Miami street corner. The ranks of America's poor have climbed to a record high, according to new census data that paints a stark portrait of the nation's haves and have-nots at a time when unemployment remains persistently high. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
FILE - In a Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 file photo, a man who did not wish to be identified, who lost his job two months ago after being hurt on the job, works to collect money for his family on a Miami street corner. The ranks of America's poor have climbed to a record high, according to new census data that paints a stark portrait of the nation's haves and have-nots at a time when unemployment remains persistently high. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

Here are some recommendations for essential reading on poverty in America, as sent to us by a series of experts.

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"Taxing the Poor: Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged" by Katherine Newman and Rourke O Brien

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