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\nDr. Nikhil Goyal, is a sociologist at Wesleyan University and author of the book \"Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty.\" Goyal discusses his research conducted in Kensington, Philadelphia, the poorest neighborhood in...\nDr. Nikhil Goyal, is a sociologist at Wesleyan University and author of the book \"Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty.\" Goyal discusses his research conducted in Kensington, Philadelphia, the poorest neighborhood in the city, focusing on educational inequality, social welfare, poverty, and incarceration. He shares insights from interviews with young people, educators, and counselors at an alternative high school called el Centro de Estudiantes, highlighting the challenges they face in pursuing education and navigating life in poverty. Goyal emphasizes the intergenerational cycle of poverty, incarceration, and social inequality and calls for systemic changes to provide economic security, education, healthcare, and dignity for all Americans, particularly those in marginalized communities like Kensington. He advocates for policies akin to those of the New Deal and Great Society to address these issues and safeguard American democracy by investing in working-class families and communities.

Goyal is a sociologist and policymaker who served as senior policy advisor on education and children for Chairman Senator Bernie Sanders on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Committee on the Budget. He developed education, child care, and child tax credit federal legislation as well as a tuition-free college program for incarcerated people and correctional workers in Vermont. He has appeared on CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, and written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Time, The Nation, and other publications. Goyal earned his B.A. at Goddard College and M.Phil and Ph.D at the University of Cambridge. He lives in Vermont.\n
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2024
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