The Injustice of Place: Uncovering The Legacy Of Poverty In AmericaA sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2. 00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. This book forces you to see American poverty in a whole new light. (Matthew Desmond, author of Poverty, by America and Evicted) Three of the nations top scholars known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America turn their attention from the countrys poorest people to its poorest places.