'Broke, USA'

We talk with Gary Rivlin, author of “Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. – How the Working Poor Became Big Business.” Rivlin is a former reporter for the New York Times, Industry Standard and East Bay Express.

Rivlin’s other books include “Fire on the Prairie: Harold Washington and the Politics of Race and Drive-By.”

• More: About the book “Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. – How the Working Poor Became Big Business” – at Amazon.com