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> [When I talk about an "empathy bank," I don't mean literally opening up a bank and putting in deposits. What I mean is that the more we can, as individuals and as members of a community, empathize with, understand the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/when-i-talk-about-an-empathy-bank-i-don-t-mean-literally-opening-up-a/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

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## More by Sasha Abramsky

> [One of the most durable successes of the war on poverty was to dramatically reduce the number of elderly poor in America. That's still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/one-of-the-most-durable-successes-of-the-war-on-poverty-was-to/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [The reliance on stereotypes is in part the result of a structural problem within the media. Most newspapers have a business beat, with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/the-reliance-on-stereotypes-is-in-part-the-result-of-a-structural/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [To really tackle poverty, politicians, activists, academics will all have to think outside their boxes, will have to start developing much more integrated approaches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/to-really-tackle-poverty-politicians-activists-academics-will-all/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [When I talk about an "empathy bank," I don't mean literally opening up a bank and putting in deposits. What I mean is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/when-i-talk-about-an-empathy-bank-i-don-t-mean-literally-opening-up-a/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [As a country, Americans have to find a way to keep our cities solvent. If large numbers of cities no longer have the necessary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/as-a-country-americans-have-to-find-a-way-to-keep-our-cities-solvent/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [It seems to me that large numbers of people are now paying attention to poverty and that large numbers now understand that blaming the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/it-seems-to-me-that-large-numbers-of-people-are-now-paying-attention/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [“Like a man who pinches himself to make sure he still has feeling, Chimen read to reassure himself that he was still alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/like-a-man-who-pinches-himself-to-make-sure-he-still-has-feeling/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [Too often the media assumes that "poverty" is an African American or a Latino issue. Of course, that's nonsense. While a higher percentage of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/too-often-the-media-assumes-that-poverty-is-an-african-american-or-a/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [Despite all of the civil rights gains of the past several decades, when it comes to economic opportunity, African Americans and Latinos still experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/despite-all-of-the-civil-rights-gains-of-the-past-several-decades/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [Big cities like New York are thriving, economically, culturally, in terms of real estate values, and by a slew of other measures. Yet, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/big-cities-like-new-york-are-thriving-economically-culturally-in/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [Today there are a huge number of think tanks working on poverty-related issues; there are books written on the topic; and university centers being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/today-there-are-a-huge-number-of-think-tanks-working-on-poverty/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [I recognize that individuals and organizations with tremendous financial clout and open access to the political system in the post-Citizens United era, are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/i-recognize-that-individuals-and-organizations-with-tremendous/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [I argue that in the long run, the US would be on a far more financially secure footing if we recalibrate how we spend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/i-argue-that-in-the-long-run-the-us-would-be-on-a-far-more/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [The poverty we see in America is now too widespread, and too complex, for easy fixes. But I do think we can reimagine many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/the-poverty-we-see-in-america-is-now-too-widespread-and-too-complex/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

> [Ronald Reagan, and before him, Richard Nixon, and before Nixon, a slew of conservative politicians going back through American history, have played to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-abramsky/ronald-reagan-and-before-him-richard-nixon-and-before-nixon-a-slew-of/)

[Sasha Abramsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-abramsky/)

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