Podcast with Professor Azzi-Lessing Tackles “America’s War on the Poor”

Clinical Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing is the featured guest on this week’s “Story in the Public Square,” a weekly television show and podcast that highlights stories impacting public policy and knowledge. In this episode, Azzi-Lessing discusses themes from her book, Behind from the Start: How America’s War on the Poor is Harming Our Most Vulnerable Children, such as the myth of the “welfare queen” and other ways American culture has stigmatized low-income families, including the thirteen million children living in poverty in the U.S.

Listen to Lenette Azzi-Lessing’s interview on “Story in the Public Square”

This episode of “Story in the Public Square” airs nationwide at 11:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, December 8th. Find the episode on your local public television station by using this interactive map provided by the Pell Center (link).

“Story in the Public Square” is an initiative of the Pell Center at Salve Regina University in partnership with The Providence Journal. Read more about Azzi-Lessing’s interview at the Pell Center website: “The Cost of Child Poverty with Lenette Azzi-Lessing”