Mark Robert Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice. His research has been reported in a wide range of media outlets.
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Few topics have as many myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding them as that of poverty in America. The poor have been badly misunderstood since the beginnings of the country, with the rhetoric only ratcheting up in recent times. Our current er... SEE MORE