“[A] scathing, important book, Broke, USA… includes one shocking anecdote after another.” (—Joe Nocera, the New York Times)

“Mr. Rivlin brings to his subject a genuine gift for storytelling.” (—Wall Street Journal)

“Rivlin strives to portray the people behind Poverty Inc. in a fair light…but his sympathy and the reader’s steadily evaporate with his well-chosen tales of the industry’s coercive tactics and it’s leaders’ astonishing wealth….Rivlin is the consummate tour guide, quick with a memorable anecdote or telling statistic.” (—New York Times Book Review)

“An exhaustive exposé.” (—Washington Post)

“[Rivlin] offers a superb expose of the ‘poverty business’… A timely, important, and deeply disturbing look at the cycle of dept in the nation’s most vulnerable.” (—Publishers Weekly)

“[A] fascinating book.” (—Fortune)

“Gary Rivlin rivets readers.” (—Fast Company)

“[An] incisive, important new expose, Broke, USA…is enraging, but Rivlin’s work also is scrupulously fair…. [W]hat makes Broke, USA so readable is Rivlin’s skill at telling a complex story through engaging characters.” (—Cleveland Plain Dealer)

“This is a powerful analysis, detailing how the financial sector has come to its current state of crisis and including personal stories of some among the millions of working Americans who have been exploited along the way.” (—Booklist (starred review))

“To understand American finance, you need to understand Ace Cash Express as much as you need to understand Goldman Sachs. Which is why Gary Rivlin’s “Broke, USA” is a necessary companion.” (—Ezra Klein, Washington Post)

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