The American way of poverty

The U.S. is the richest nation in the world. Yet the gap is wider than ever.

(Adobe Stock Photos)

He was slumped in the corner of the Downtown Crossing “T” station on a bright, cold, and hard morning in November, with the wind blowing sharply down across the Common and Summer Street from Beacon Hill.

His hand was outstretched.

She paced up and down the platform during rush hour. Stopping in front of each of us, her hand outstretche…