50 Books like All You Can Eat

The Human Cost of Welfare

by Phil Harvey • 2016

Welfare was built to end poverty. Its rules punish work, marriage, and saving instead.

4.45

🏛️ Welfare Reform 📉 Anti-Poverty Policy 💼 Work Incentives 🔗 Welfare Dependency 🪢 Social Safety Net

The Human Cost of Welfare 94%

Welfare was built to end poverty. Its rules punish work, marriage, and saving instead.

by Phil Harvey 2016

4.45

20 ratings

🏛️ Welfare Reform 📉 Anti-Poverty Policy 💼 Work Incentives 🔗 Welfare Dependency 🪢 Social Safety Net

White Poverty

by William J. Barber II • 2024

America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.

4.28

719

🏚️ Systemic Poverty 🔗 Racial Division 💭 Poverty Myths ✝️ Prophetic Tradition ✊ Civil Rights Legacy

White Poverty 94%

America's poor are mostly white. The lie that says otherwise keeps the working class fractured.

by William J. Barber II 2024

4.28

719 ratings

🏚️ Systemic Poverty 🔗 Racial Division 💭 Poverty Myths ✝️ Prophetic Tradition ✊ Civil Rights Legacy

In Our Hands

by Charles Murray • 2006

Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.

3.74

290

🏦 Universal Basic Income 📋 Welfare Reform 🏘️ Civil Society 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🛡️ Social Insurance

In Our Hands 94%

Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.

by Charles Murray 2006

3.74

290 ratings

🏦 Universal Basic Income 📋 Welfare Reform 🏘️ Civil Society 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🛡️ Social Insurance

Eating Tomorrow

by Timothy A. Wise • 2019

Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.

3.78

🍽️ Food Politics 🏢 Agribusiness Critique 🌾 Food Sovereignty 🏞️ Land Grabbing 🌱 Agro-Ecology

Eating Tomorrow 94%

Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.

by Timothy A. Wise 2019

3.78

78 ratings

🍽️ Food Politics 🏢 Agribusiness Critique 🌾 Food Sovereignty 🏞️ Land Grabbing 🌱 Agro-Ecology

Shattered Nation

by Danny Dorling • 2023

Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.

3.97

119

🗺️ Regional Inequality 📉 Austerity Politics 🏚️ Welfare State Erosion 🏠 Housing Crisis 💰 Wealth Inequality

Shattered Nation 94%

Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.

by Danny Dorling 2023

3.97

119 ratings

🗺️ Regional Inequality 📉 Austerity Politics 🏚️ Welfare State Erosion 🏠 Housing Crisis 💰 Wealth Inequality

Animal, Vegetable, Junk

by Mark Bittman • 2021

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

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4k+

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

Animal, Vegetable, Junk 94%

Farming gave us civilization, slavery, famine, and junk food. A provocative history of what we eat.

by Mark Bittman 2021

3.90

4k+ ratings

📜 Food Systems History 🌍 Global Agriculture 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🍔 Junk Food Engineering 🏥 Public Health Crisis

Food Politics

by Robert Paarlberg • 2010

The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.

3.49

340

🍽️ Food Politics 🌾 Agricultural Policy 🍞 Global Hunger 💵 Farm Subsidies 🚜 Industrial Agriculture

Food Politics 94%

The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.

by Robert Paarlberg 2010

3.49

340 ratings

🍽️ Food Politics 🌾 Agricultural Policy 🍞 Global Hunger 💵 Farm Subsidies 🚜 Industrial Agriculture

Tomatoland

by Barry Estabrook • 2011

Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.

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5k+

🏭 Industrial Agriculture ✊ Farmworker Justice ⛓️ Modern Slavery 🔗 Supply Chain Ethics 🏢 Corporate Accountability

Tomatoland 94%

Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.

by Barry Estabrook 2011

3.96

5k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Agriculture ✊ Farmworker Justice ⛓️ Modern Slavery 🔗 Supply Chain Ethics 🏢 Corporate Accountability

Behind the Kitchen Door

by Sarumathi Jayaraman • 2013

Ten million workers, poverty wages, no paid sick leave: what sustainable food leaves off the menu.

3.65

489

🍽️ Restaurant Industry 👩‍🍳 Restaurant Workers 🌾 Food Justice ✊ Labor Rights 💰 Wage Inequality

Behind the Kitchen Door 93%

Ten million workers, poverty wages, no paid sick leave: what sustainable food leaves off the menu.

by Sarumathi Jayaraman 2013

3.65

489 ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Industry 👩‍🍳 Restaurant Workers 🌾 Food Justice ✊ Labor Rights 💰 Wage Inequality

Fast Food Nation

by Eric Schlosser • 2001

A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.

3.75

207k+

🏭 Industrial Food System 🐄 Factory Farming ⚠️ Food Safety 👷 Labor Exploitation 🏢 Corporate Power

Fast Food Nation 93%

A burger's hidden cost: exploited labor, factory farms, and meat that sickened half a million.

by Eric Schlosser 2001

3.75

207k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Food System 🐄 Factory Farming ⚠️ Food Safety 👷 Labor Exploitation 🏢 Corporate Power

Poverty, by America

by Matthew Desmond • 2023

Poverty in America persists by design, fueled by exploitation and welfare that flows to the top.

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🏚️ Housing Exploitation 🛠️ Labor Exploitation 💰 Affluent Welfare 🏘️ Residential Segregation 🚧 Opportunity Hoarding

Poverty, by America 93%

Poverty in America persists by design, fueled by exploitation and welfare that flows to the top.

by Matthew Desmond 2023

4.27

64k+ ratings

🏚️ Housing Exploitation 🛠️ Labor Exploitation 💰 Affluent Welfare 🏘️ Residential Segregation 🚧 Opportunity Hoarding

The Conscience of a Liberal

by Paul Krugman • 2007

Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.

3.97

6k+

📊 Income Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🗳️ Racial Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🛡️ Welfare State Politics

The Conscience of a Liberal 93%

Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.

by Paul Krugman 2007

3.97

6k+ ratings

📊 Income Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🗳️ Racial Politics 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🛡️ Welfare State Politics

The Hamlet Fire

by Bryant Simon • 2020

A chicken plant fire killed 25. The doors were locked, but deregulation built the trap.

4.12

245

🏭 Labor History 🍗 Food Politics ⚠️ Workplace Safety 🐔 Factory Farming 📉 Deregulation

The Hamlet Fire 93%

A chicken plant fire killed 25. The doors were locked, but deregulation built the trap.

by Bryant Simon 2020

4.12

245 ratings

🏭 Labor History 🍗 Food Politics ⚠️ Workplace Safety 🐔 Factory Farming 📉 Deregulation

Great Escape

by Angus Deaton • 2013

Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.

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🏛️ Economic History ⚖️ Income Inequality 🌍 Global Health 📈 Poverty Reduction 📊 Measuring Wellbeing

Great Escape 93%

Life expectancy doubled, incomes soared, and inequality became the price of progress.

by Angus Deaton 2013

3.81

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Economic History ⚖️ Income Inequality 🌍 Global Health 📈 Poverty Reduction 📊 Measuring Wellbeing

Food Fix

by Mark Hyman • 2020

Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.

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3k+

🌐 Food Systems 🏛️ Food Policy 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌿 Regenerative Farming 💰 True Cost Of Food

Food Fix 93%

Chronic disease, climate change, and inequality share one cause: the industrial food on your plate.

by Mark Hyman 2020

4.07

3k+ ratings

🌐 Food Systems 🏛️ Food Policy 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🌿 Regenerative Farming 💰 True Cost Of Food

The Secret Life of Groceries

by Benjamin Lorr • 2020

Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.

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15k+

🛒 Grocery Industry ⛓️ Food Supply Chains ⚒️ Labor Exploitation ⚖️ Supply Chain Ethics 🧠 Consumer Psychology

The Secret Life of Groceries 93%

Supermarket abundance rests on debt-bonded truckers, enslaved fishermen, and the illusion of choice.

by Benjamin Lorr 2020

3.94

15k+ ratings

🛒 Grocery Industry ⛓️ Food Supply Chains ⚒️ Labor Exploitation ⚖️ Supply Chain Ethics 🧠 Consumer Psychology

The Trouble with Diversity

by Walter Benn Michaels • 2006

The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.

3.59

516

🏛️ Class Politics 💸 Economic Inequality 🏷️ Identity Politics 🏦 Neoliberalism Critique ⚖️ Wealth Redistribution

The Trouble with Diversity 93%

The left traded class war for culture war, and the rich couldn't believe their luck.

by Walter Benn Michaels 2006

3.59

516 ratings

🏛️ Class Politics 💸 Economic Inequality 🏷️ Identity Politics 🏦 Neoliberalism Critique ⚖️ Wealth Redistribution

Ravenous

by Henry Dimbleby • 2023

The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.

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2k+

🏭 Food Systems 🧃 Ultra-Processed Food 🔬 Nutrition Science 🏥 Public Health Crisis ⚖️ Food Inequality

Ravenous 93%

The food system feeds 8 billion while fueling obesity, chronic disease, and a third of emissions.

by Henry Dimbleby 2023

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏭 Food Systems 🧃 Ultra-Processed Food 🔬 Nutrition Science 🏥 Public Health Crisis ⚖️ Food Inequality

Invisible Child

by Andrea Elliott • 2021

Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.

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20k+

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🛡️ Child Welfare 🔁 Intergenerational Poverty 🏗️ Gentrification 🏚️ Homelessness

Invisible Child 93%

Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.

by Andrea Elliott 2021

4.70

20k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🛡️ Child Welfare 🔁 Intergenerational Poverty 🏗️ Gentrification 🏚️ Homelessness

Life at the Bottom

by Theodore Dalrymple • 2001

Poverty didn't wreck the underclass. A set of ideas did—and intellectuals handed them down.

4.23

4k+

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🏛️ Welfare State Critique 🎭 Victimhood Culture 🌐 Cultural Relativism ✍️ Cultural Criticism

Life at the Bottom 93%

Poverty didn't wreck the underclass. A set of ideas did—and intellectuals handed them down.

by Theodore Dalrymple 2001

4.23

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🏛️ Welfare State Critique 🎭 Victimhood Culture 🌐 Cultural Relativism ✍️ Cultural Criticism

Evicted

by Matthew Desmond • 2016

Poverty isn't the cause of eviction. Eviction is the cause of poverty, and the market profits.

4.47

115k+

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🏚️ Housing Insecurity ✊ Racial Inequality 🔄 Poverty Cycle 📖 Narrative Ethnography

Evicted 93%

Poverty isn't the cause of eviction. Eviction is the cause of poverty, and the market profits.

by Matthew Desmond 2016

4.47

115k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Poverty 🏚️ Housing Insecurity ✊ Racial Inequality 🔄 Poverty Cycle 📖 Narrative Ethnography

The New Human Rights Movement

by Peter Joseph • 2017

The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.

4.33

625

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🔗 Systems Thinking 💔 Structural Violence 🤖 Technological Unemployment

The New Human Rights Movement 93%

The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.

by Peter Joseph 2017

4.33

625 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🔗 Systems Thinking 💔 Structural Violence 🤖 Technological Unemployment

Jackpot

by Michael Mechanic • 2021

Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.

3.86

820

💸 Wealth Inequality ⚖️ Economic Justice 🧠 Psychology Of Wealth 🫧 Elite Bubbles 💰 Tax Avoidance

Jackpot 93%

Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.

by Michael Mechanic 2021

3.86

820 ratings

💸 Wealth Inequality ⚖️ Economic Justice 🧠 Psychology Of Wealth 🫧 Elite Bubbles 💰 Tax Avoidance

40 Chances

by Howard G. Buffett • 2013

Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.

3.83

843

🌍 International Development 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏞️ Soil Conservation 📜 Land Rights 🛒 Market-Based Aid

40 Chances 93%

Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.

by Howard G. Buffett 2013

3.83

843 ratings

🌍 International Development 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏞️ Soil Conservation 📜 Land Rights 🛒 Market-Based Aid

The Speech

by Bernie Sanders • 2010

The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.

4.20

916

📊 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🗳️ Progressive Politics 📉 Wall Street Critique 💵 Campaign Finance

The Speech 93%

The floor speech that indicted tax cuts, trade deals, and deregulation for gutting the middle class.

by Bernie Sanders 2010

4.20

916 ratings

📊 Economic Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🗳️ Progressive Politics 📉 Wall Street Critique 💵 Campaign Finance

The Omnivore's Dilemma

by Richie Chevat • 2015

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

4.03

4k+

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

The Omnivore's Dilemma 92%

Most of what you eat begins as corn, and the price tag hides the real cost.

by Richie Chevat 2015

4.03

4k+ ratings

🍽️ Food Systems 🐄 Factory Farming 🇺🇸 American Diet 🗳️ Food Politics 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

The Social Determinants of Health

by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff • 2017

What if America's worst health problems can't be cured in a hospital?

4.19

🏥 Public Health 🏗️ Structural Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🌎 Environmental Health ⚖️ Health Disparities

The Social Determinants of Health Summary

The Social Determinants of Health 92%

What if America's worst health problems can't be cured in a hospital?

by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff 2017

4.19

37 ratings

🏥 Public Health 🏗️ Structural Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power 🌎 Environmental Health ⚖️ Health Disparities

Maid

by Stephanie Land • 2019

A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.

3.86

114k+

💰 Working Poor 🧹 Domestic Labor 🌫️ Invisible Labor 🏷️ Poverty Stigma 📋 Welfare System

Maid 92%

A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.

by Stephanie Land 2019

3.86

114k+ ratings

💰 Working Poor 🧹 Domestic Labor 🌫️ Invisible Labor 🏷️ Poverty Stigma 📋 Welfare System

Poor Economics

by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2011

Poverty is not one problem but many small ones. Randomized trials reveal which fixes actually work.

4.27

25k+

🏗️ Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🧪 Randomized Controlled Trials 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Poor Economics 92%

Poverty is not one problem but many small ones. Randomized trials reveal which fixes actually work.

by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2011

4.27

25k+ ratings

🏗️ Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🧪 Randomized Controlled Trials 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 🧠 Behavioral Economics

What We Owe Each Other

by Minouche Shafik • 2021

The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.

3.85

1k+

🏛️ Social Policy 📉 Economic Inequality 👷 Labor Markets 🎓 Education Reform 👶 Early Childhood

What We Owe Each Other 92%

The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.

by Minouche Shafik 2021

3.85

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Social Policy 📉 Economic Inequality 👷 Labor Markets 🎓 Education Reform 👶 Early Childhood

The Locust Effect

by Gary A. Haugen • 2013

Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.

4.32

2k+

🏚️ Global Poverty 📈 Development Economics ⚖️ Rule Of Law ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🏠 Property Rights

The Locust Effect 92%

Poverty's root cause is violence, not economics. The aid industry has been fixing the wrong problem.

by Gary A. Haugen 2013

4.32

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Global Poverty 📈 Development Economics ⚖️ Rule Of Law ⛓️ Human Trafficking 🏠 Property Rights

The Price of Inequality

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2012

Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.

4.02

10k+

🏛️ Political Economy 📊 Economic Inequality 🎯 Rent-Seeking 💸 Financial Deregulation 🌹 Progressive Economics

The Price of Inequality 92%

Inequality isn't a market accident. The 1% rewrote the rules, and democracy is the casualty.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2012

4.02

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 📊 Economic Inequality 🎯 Rent-Seeking 💸 Financial Deregulation 🌹 Progressive Economics

Justice at Work

by Marc Doussard • 2022

How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.

5.00

🏙️ Urban Policy ✊ Labor Movements 🤝 Coalition Building ⚖️ Racial Justice 📢 Community Organizing

Justice at Work 92%

How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.

by Marc Doussard 2022

5.00

3 ratings

🏙️ Urban Policy ✊ Labor Movements 🤝 Coalition Building ⚖️ Racial Justice 📢 Community Organizing

All That Is Solid

by Danny Dorling • 2014

Britain has a third more bedrooms than people. The housing disaster is engineered, not inevitable.

3.55

144

🏘️ Housing Policy 💰 Wealth Inequality 📈 Financialization 🌪️ Disaster Capitalism 🏢 Social Housing

All That Is Solid 92%

Britain has a third more bedrooms than people. The housing disaster is engineered, not inevitable.

by Danny Dorling 2014

3.55

144 ratings

🏘️ Housing Policy 💰 Wealth Inequality 📈 Financialization 🌪️ Disaster Capitalism 🏢 Social Housing

Occupy

by Noam Chomsky • 2012

Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.

3.59

2k+

🪙 Income Inequality 🗳️ Money In Politics 🏗️ Movement Building 🏢 Corporate Power 🏭 Economic Democracy

Occupy 92%

Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.

by Noam Chomsky 2012

3.59

2k+ ratings

🪙 Income Inequality 🗳️ Money In Politics 🏗️ Movement Building 🏢 Corporate Power 🏭 Economic Democracy

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

by Bernie Sanders • 2017

The top 0.1% owns as much as the bottom 90%. A progressive senator's guide for changing that.

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2k+

💸 Economic Inequality 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🎓 College Affordability ✊ Workers Rights 🌍 Climate Action

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution 92%

The top 0.1% owns as much as the bottom 90%. A progressive senator's guide for changing that.

by Bernie Sanders 2017

3.99

2k+ ratings

💸 Economic Inequality 🏥 Universal Healthcare 🎓 College Affordability ✊ Workers Rights 🌍 Climate Action

The 9.9 Percent

by Matthew Stewart • 2021

The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.

3.67

413

🏦 Wealth Inequality 🇺🇸 American Class System 🎭 Meritocracy Critique 🏛️ Elite Complicity 🏘️ Housing Segregation

The 9.9 Percent 92%

The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.

by Matthew Stewart 2021

3.67

413 ratings

🏦 Wealth Inequality 🇺🇸 American Class System 🎭 Meritocracy Critique 🏛️ Elite Complicity 🏘️ Housing Segregation

The New Urban Crisis

by Richard Florida • 2017

Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.

3.49

1k+

🏙️ Urban Inequality 🏘️ Gentrification 📊 Economic Segregation 🏠 Housing Affordability 🌐 Global Cities

The New Urban Crisis 92%

Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.

by Richard Florida 2017

3.49

1k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Inequality 🏘️ Gentrification 📊 Economic Segregation 🏠 Housing Affordability 🌐 Global Cities

The Spirit Level

by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009

Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.

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💸 Income Inequality 🏥 Public Health 🤝 Social Trust 😰 Status Anxiety 📊 Progressive Economics

The Spirit Level 92%

Inequality sickens and divides. In rich countries, the gap matters more than the wealth itself.

by Richard G. Wilkinson 2009

4.13

7k+ ratings

💸 Income Inequality 🏥 Public Health 🤝 Social Trust 😰 Status Anxiety 📊 Progressive Economics

Profit and Punishment

by Tony Messenger • 2021

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

4.26

658

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality 💰 Policing Poverty 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Profit and Punishment 92%

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

by Tony Messenger 2021

4.26

658 ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality 💰 Policing Poverty 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Equal Is Unfair

by Don Watkins • 2016

Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.

4.07

557

🏛️ Income Inequality 📊 Political Economy 🏪 Free Market Economics 🛑 Welfare State Critique 🚀 Economic Mobility

Equal Is Unfair 92%

Income inequality is not the enemy. The real barriers to prosperity are government programs.

by Don Watkins 2016

4.07

557 ratings

🏛️ Income Inequality 📊 Political Economy 🏪 Free Market Economics 🛑 Welfare State Critique 🚀 Economic Mobility

Salt Sugar Fat

by Michael Moss • 2013

The food industry knows the precise amounts of sugar, salt, and fat your brain cannot resist.

4.02

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🏭 Processed Food Industry 🔬 Food Engineering 🧠 Biological Cravings 🧒 Marketing To Children 🍔 Convenience Foods

Salt Sugar Fat 92%

The food industry knows the precise amounts of sugar, salt, and fat your brain cannot resist.

by Michael Moss 2013

4.02

33k+ ratings

🏭 Processed Food Industry 🔬 Food Engineering 🧠 Biological Cravings 🧒 Marketing To Children 🍔 Convenience Foods

Requiem for the American Dream

by Noam Chomsky • 2017

Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.

4.21

4k+

⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🇺🇸 American Politics 📊 Neoliberalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📺 Media And Power

Requiem for the American Dream 92%

Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.

by Noam Chomsky 2017

4.21

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🇺🇸 American Politics 📊 Neoliberalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📺 Media And Power

Where We Stand

by bell hooks • 2000

Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.

4.24

3k+

🤝 Intersectional Feminism 🏛️ Class Analysis ✊🏾 Black Feminism 💸 Poverty In America 🏚️ Housing Discrimination

Where We Stand 92%

Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.

by bell hooks 2000

4.24

3k+ ratings

🤝 Intersectional Feminism 🏛️ Class Analysis ✊🏾 Black Feminism 💸 Poverty In America 🏚️ Housing Discrimination

No Is Not Enough

by Naomi Klein • 2017

Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.

4.10

11k+

🏦 Political Economy ✊ Progressive Activism 🌀 Crisis Politics 🌍 Climate Justice 💸 Economic Inequality

No Is Not Enough 92%

Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.

by Naomi Klein 2017

4.10

11k+ ratings

🏦 Political Economy ✊ Progressive Activism 🌀 Crisis Politics 🌍 Climate Justice 💸 Economic Inequality

Poverty Safari

by Darren McGarvey • 2017

Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.

4.01

7k+

🏚️ Urban Poverty 📊 Class Analysis 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🧠 Childhood Trauma 🔁 Cycle Of Poverty

Poverty Safari 92%

Poverty isn't just broke. It's trauma, addiction, and a mind that fights its own rescue.

by Darren McGarvey 2017

4.01

7k+ ratings

🏚️ Urban Poverty 📊 Class Analysis 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🧠 Childhood Trauma 🔁 Cycle Of Poverty

America

by Chris Hedges • 2018

Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.

4.23

3k+

🛒 Late Capitalism 🇺🇸 American Decline 💊 Opioid Crisis ⚙️ Working Class Erosion 📕 Marxist Critique

America 92%

Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.

by Chris Hedges 2018

4.23

3k+ ratings

🛒 Late Capitalism 🇺🇸 American Decline 💊 Opioid Crisis ⚙️ Working Class Erosion 📕 Marxist Critique

Gang Leader for a Day

by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008

A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.

4.07

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🏙️ Urban Poverty 📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork 💰 Underground Economy 🏠 Housing Inequality 👁️ Participant Observation

Gang Leader for a Day 92%

A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.

by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008

4.07

26k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Poverty 📝 Ethnographic Fieldwork 💰 Underground Economy 🏠 Housing Inequality 👁️ Participant Observation

Limitarianism

by Ingrid Robeyns • 2023

At some point, wealth stops being earned and starts being taken. The case for an upper limit.

4.06

2k+

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The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.

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The job everyone ridicules might be the best shot at dignity for America's working poor.

by Katherine S. Newman 1999

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466 ratings

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