The Underclass

The acclaimed author and New Yorker columnist delves into the core of American poverty in the early 1980s: “Invaluable.” — The Washington Post First appearing as a three-part series in the New Yorker , Ken Auletta’s The Underclass provides an enlightening look at the lives of addicts, dropouts, ex-convicts, welfare recipients, and individuals experiencing homelessness. Auletta’s investigation began with a seemingly simple goal: to find out who exactly makes up the poorest of the poor, and to tra