Robert Rector & Rachel Sheffield, Air Conditioning, Cable TV, and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today?, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 2575, July 18, 2011.
I find this annual “report” is great for class discussions; many students react strongly against it and others really like it. Thanks to Frank Pasquale for highlighting it on Concurring Opinions, and other good links (esp. this one from The New Yorker).
Poverty Law 