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About Stephen Pimpare
Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of The New Victorians (New Press, 2004), A People's History of Poverty (New Press, 2008), Ghettos, Tramps & Welfare Queens (Oxford, 2017), and Politics for Social Workers (Columbia, 2021).NBN Episodes hosted by Stephen:
February 24, 2026
The Welfare Assembly Line
Despite claims that we live in a "post-welfare society," welfare offices remain vital not only for those who depend on them for benefits but also for …
February 10, 2026
Untangling the Political Roots of Immigration and Inequality in the United States
Untangling the Political Roots of Immigration and Inequality in the United States (Routledge, 2026) examines the causes, consequences, and politics of…
January 29, 2026
Born Sick in the USA
How healthy you are is dependent on where you live. Americans suffer more cancers, heart disease, mental illness, and other chronic diseases than thos…
January 26, 2026
Life Underground
Aboveground, Manhattan’s Riverside Park provides open space for the densely populated Upper West Side. Beneath its surface run railroad tunnels, disus…
January 25, 2026
Corporate Power and the Politics of Change
In Corporate Power and the Politics of Change (Cambridge UP, 2025), Matteo Gatti examines how corporations have taken on roles traditionally reserved …
January 24, 2026
The Alternative
Winners Take All meets Nickel and Dimed: a provocative debunking of accepted wisdom, providing the pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy. Conf…
January 23, 2026
Food Justice Undone
Food justice activists have worked to increase access to healthy food in low-income communities of color across the United States. Yet despite their b…
January 15, 2026
Worthy of Justice
Over the past three decades, jurisdictions across the United States have developed alternatives to traditional criminal procedures and punishments for…
January 12, 2026
The Stigma Trap
An eye-opening look at how all American workers, even the highly educated and experienced, are vulnerable to the stigma of unemployment. After receiv…
December 26, 2025
Debating the American Dream
Faith in the American Dream—the idea that anyone who works hard can achieve success—has waned in the 21st century. Decreases in economic mobility, inc…
December 17, 2025
On the Side of ICE
In the United States, local law enforcement agencies are legally and organizationally independent entities from federal law enforcement agencies like …
December 14, 2025
Why Black People Die Sooner
Why Black People Die Sooner is a powerful and rigorous examination of the ways racism shapes health and disease. Joseph L. Graves Jr. demonstrates tha…
November 7, 2025
FDR
David Beito's new book brings to bear the latest historical scholarship to shed light on the life and achievements of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Profe…
November 4, 2025
Regulating the Lives of Women
In the fourth edition of Regulating the Lives of Women: Social Welfare Policy from Colonial Times to the Present, drawing on important feminist concep…
October 24, 2025
Too Poor to Die
Death is the great equalizer, but not all deaths are created equal. In recent years, there has been an increased interest and advocacy concerning end-…
October 22, 2025
Will Work for Food
Food consumers are demanding a healthier and more sustainable food system. Yet labor is rarely part of the discussion. In Will Work for Food: Labor Ac…
September 26, 2025
Pay Up!
Since the Reagan era, conservatives in the United States have championed cutting taxes, especially for wealthy individuals and corporations, as the be…
September 8, 2025
Crime, Corrections, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
While COVID-19 lockdowns affected nearly everyone worldwide, feelings of anxiety and fear were exacerbated for those already entangled in the criminal…
August 15, 2025
Doing Good Social Science
Doing Good Social Science: Lessons from Immersion, Understanding Social Life and Exploring the In-Between (Routledge, 2025) takes readers on a persona…
August 14, 2025
Misguided
Why are people inclined to believe misinformation? Misguided: Where Misinformation Starts, How It Spreads, and What to Do about It (Columbia UP, 2025)…
August 11, 2025
Waves of Discontent
After a period of relative calm in congressional elections prior to 2006, America has experienced a series of highly competitive, volatile national el…
July 26, 2025
Poorly Understood
Few topics have as many myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding them as that of poverty in America. The poor have been badly misunderstood …
July 25, 2025
The Right of the People
Frustrated with our political dysfunction, wearied by the thinness of contemporary political discourse, and troubled by the rise of anti-democratic at…
July 2, 2025
Why America Didn't Become Great Again
Examining the conditions that not only blocked attempts to make America great again, but actively made the country worse, Why America Didn't Become Gr…