Dr. Lisa Dodson
Dodson researches the “moral underground,” a silent movement for
economic justice.
Led by ordinary citizens who bend the rules to help the working
poor, this silent current explores
our deeply divided economy.
“Your outstanding presentation was both informative and challenging.
You certainly provided a new perspective into the issue of poverty!”
“…her argument is persuasive: we should
not need to put compassionate Americans
in a
position where they have to choose
between following rules and helping those
who are trying to help themselves.”
“This beautiful and poignant book uses the
voices of ordinary Americans to trace a deep
cultural divide
between those who feel moral
obligations to others and those who don't.
It goes beyond an account of the tender
mercies people often provide one another
to show how mercy itself can subvert
dominant economic logic.”
