Why is getting out of poverty so hard? (with Felicia Wong)

Roosevelt Institute President Felicia Wong and writer Hanna Brooks Olsen join Nick and Goldy to explore how the intense burdens of poverty make it nearly impossible to even think about climbing the economic ladder. This episode was originally recorded and released in 2019. Sign up for our new weekly newsletter, The Pitch: https://civicventures.substack.com/ Felicia Wong is the President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute. Twitter: @FeliciaWongRI @rooseveltinst Hanna Brooks Olsen is a writer and the co-host of Spotless, a podcast about cleaning. Twitter: @mshannabrooks Website: http://pitchforkeconomics.com/ Twitter: @PitchforkEcon Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics Nick’s twitter: @NickHanauer