Joan DeMartin

The Poverty Trap

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A Podcast for those who are fed up with the inequality baked into America's system and want to collectively make change. povertytrap.substack.com

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Joan DeMartin

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News

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Nov 1, 2026

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Episodes

Americans Can’t Afford Their Lives... 01.11.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “ You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more...

September—Mid-October 2026 Reading Round Up: 13.10.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “ You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more...

How Older Homeowners Are Losing Their Biggest Asset... 27.09.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “ You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more...

Corporate Welfare — Explained for Everyday Folks 06.09.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

The Real Welfare Queens 22.08.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. I originally published this post a few months after I started The Poverty Trap , way back on September 15, 2021. I’m re-posting it today with a few tweaks and an updated preface because it remains a majo...

July Reading Round-Up... 02.08.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Rising Health Care Premiums And Deductibles Equal... 22.07.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a Newsletter and Podcast About the Politics And Policy Choices That Create a Cycle of Economic, Racial and Environmental Inequality...and What We Can Do To Change It. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

"The Happiness Of The People" 05.07.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more informed and m...

Inequality In Stock Market Investment 28.06.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one paid subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more informed and m...

New Medicaid Work Requirements (Including The June 1, 2026 Interpretive Rule Overlay) 10.06.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Reading Round-Up: May, 2026 01.06.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Inflation Pain 12.05.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Reading Round-Up, April 2026: 01.05.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Inequality In The Age Of Trump 18.04.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Pockets Of Poverty... 03.04.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Mortgage Foreclosures Are Increasing... 19.03.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

The Power Of Song 26.02.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Power Of The People 11.02.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And Today's Political Climate... 20.01.2026

This post goes out to both free and paid subscribers, but if you are not already a paid subscriber and value this effort and our growing community, please consider upgrading to a paid membership. Thank you! And a hearty “thank you” to my latest free and paid subscribers—I appreciate your support! I’m reposting below, The Poverty Trap’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute from last year that includ...

U.S. Poverty In 2025... 15.01.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

The Poverty Trap's Most Popular Posts: 2025 01.01.2026

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Social Safety Net Programs: Part II 17.12.2025

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more i...

Social Safety Net Programs: Part I 30.11.2025

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one, kind “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave...

The SNAP Benefit Saga Is Not Over... 17.11.2025

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Thinking about subscribing? Here’s what one, kind “founding member” subscriber recently had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave...

Food Assistance Or No Food Assistance? 03.11.2025

Welcome to The Poverty Trap , a newsletter and podcast for people who are fed up with the inequality baked into America’s system and want to individually and collectively make change. Why You Might Want To Subscribe: Here’s what a new, “founding member” subscriber had to say about The Poverty Trap: “You do great work, Joan. I don’t always get to read your newsletter, but when I do, I leave more in...

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