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Outclassed
by Joan C. Williams • 2025
The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.
4.20
248
Outclassed Summary
Outclassed 95%
The Left lost the working class to economic precarity and condescension. How to win them back.
by Joan C. Williams 2025
4.20
248 ratings
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 94%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
Strangers in Their Own Land
by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2016
Conservative voters do not lack facts. They hold a different story about who cuts the line.
4.12
18k+
Strangers in Their Own Land Summary
Strangers in Their Own Land 94%
Conservative voters do not lack facts. They hold a different story about who cuts the line.
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016
4.12
18k+ ratings
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
White Poverty Summary
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
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+
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal 94%
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
by Paul Krugman 2007
3.97
6k+ ratings
The Grift
by Clay Cane • 2024
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
4.32
951
The Grift Summary
The Grift 94%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
4.40
798
We Are Not Yet Equal Summary
We Are Not Yet Equal 94%
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.40
798 ratings
White Rage
by Carol Anderson • 2016
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
4.46
15k+
White Rage Summary
White Rage 94%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
The Sum of Us
by Heather McGhee • 2021
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
4.62
22k+
The Sum of Us Summary
The Sum of Us 94%
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
by Heather McGhee 2021
4.62
22k+ ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 94%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor • 2016
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
4.47
2k+
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation Summary
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation 94%
Police violence won't end with reform. The problem is the economic system behind the badge.
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 2016
4.47
2k+ ratings
The Origins of Woke
by Richard Hanania • 2023
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
3.71
282
The Origins of Woke Summary
The Origins of Woke 94%
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
by Richard Hanania 2023
3.71
282 ratings
Rebellion
by Robert Kagan • 2024
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
4.39
664
Rebellion Summary
Rebellion 94%
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
by Robert Kagan 2024
4.39
664 ratings
Between Barack and a Hard Place
by Tim Wise • 2009
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
4.14
538
Between Barack and a Hard Place Summary
Between Barack and a Hard Place 94%
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
by Tim Wise 2009
4.14
538 ratings
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
by Thomas Frank • 2004
The poorest county in America votes Republican. Why a culture war delivers wealth to the top.
3.85
13k+
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America Summary
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America 94%
The poorest county in America votes Republican. Why a culture war delivers wealth to the top.
by Thomas Frank 2004
3.85
13k+ ratings
Civil Rights
by Thomas Sowell • 1984
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
4.40
989
Civil Rights Summary
Civil Rights 94%
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
by Thomas Sowell 1984
4.40
989 ratings
Nation of Victims
by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2022
America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.
3.90
1k+
Nation of Victims Summary
Nation of Victims 94%
America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022
3.90
1k+ ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
4.52
164k+
Caste Summary
Caste 94%
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
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
The Trouble with Diversity Summary
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
How the South Won the Civil War
by Heather Cox Richardson • 2020
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
4.31
5k+
How the South Won the Civil War Summary
How the South Won the Civil War 93%
Southern oligarchy lost the war but won the West, rebranding as cowboy individualism.
by Heather Cox Richardson 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Color of Money
by Mehrsa Baradaran • 2017
Why Black-owned banks, born from exclusion, could never close the gap they were meant to fix.
4.47
2k+
The Color of Money Summary
The Color of Money 93%
Why Black-owned banks, born from exclusion, could never close the gap they were meant to fix.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2017
4.47
2k+ ratings
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution
by Joseph Fishkin • 2022
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
4.10
40
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution Summary
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution 93%
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
by Joseph Fishkin 2022
4.10
40 ratings
From Here to Equality
by William A. Darity Jr. • 2020
A ten-to-one wealth gap, built by slavery and Jim Crow. The economic argument for reparations.
4.38
602
From Here to Equality Summary
From Here to Equality 93%
A ten-to-one wealth gap, built by slavery and Jim Crow. The economic argument for reparations.
by William A. Darity Jr. 2020
4.38
602 ratings
The Second
by Carol Anderson • 2021
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
4.31
1k+
The Second Summary
The Second 93%
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
by Carol Anderson 2021
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Political Brain
by Drew Westen • 2007
Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.
4.05
2k+
The Political Brain Summary
The Political Brain 93%
Why facts and policy details lose elections: the emotional brain runs the voting booth.
by Drew Westen 2007
4.05
2k+ ratings
These Truths
by Jill Lepore • 2018
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
4.40
14k+
These Truths Summary
These Truths 93%
American politics is a 500-year argument over who counts as a person and whose truth prevails.
by Jill Lepore 2018
4.40
14k+ ratings
One Person, No Vote
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Voter suppression survived the Voting Rights Act: quieter, more surgical, and decisive in 2016.
4.38
3k+
One Person, No Vote Summary
One Person, No Vote 93%
Voter suppression survived the Voting Rights Act: quieter, more surgical, and decisive in 2016.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.38
3k+ ratings
The 9.9 Percent
by Matthew Stewart • 2021
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
3.67
413
The 9.9 Percent Summary
The 9.9 Percent 93%
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
by Matthew Stewart 2021
3.67
413 ratings
Authoritarian Nightmare
by John W. Dean • 2020
Two personality scales, tested for decades, predicted Trump's base and its immunity to facts.
4.15
881
Authoritarian Nightmare Summary
Authoritarian Nightmare 93%
Two personality scales, tested for decades, predicted Trump's base and its immunity to facts.
by John W. Dean 2020
4.15
881 ratings
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2018
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
4.48
108k+
So You Want to Talk About Race Summary
So You Want to Talk About Race 93%
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2018
4.48
108k+ ratings
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State
by Andrew Gelman • 2008
Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.
3.64
376
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State Summary
Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State 93%
Wealthy states lean left; within them, wealth predicts right. The data that reconciles the split.
by Andrew Gelman 2008
3.64
376 ratings
Stolen Pride
by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2024
Shame from economic decline, redirected into racial blame, powers today's right-wing resurgence.
4.02
2k+
Stolen Pride Summary
Stolen Pride 93%
Shame from economic decline, redirected into racial blame, powers today's right-wing resurgence.
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2024
4.02
2k+ ratings
An Inconvenient Minority
by Kenny Xu • 2021
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
3.95
282
An Inconvenient Minority Summary
An Inconvenient Minority 93%
Asian students score highest on every objective measure, so Harvard docks them on personality.
by Kenny Xu 2021
3.95
282 ratings
Black AF History
by Michael Harriot • 2023
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
4.60
10k+
Black AF History Summary
Black AF History 93%
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
by Michael Harriot 2023
4.60
10k+ ratings
The Wrath to Come
by Sarah Churchwell • 2022
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
4.22
528
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come 93%
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
by Sarah Churchwell 2022
4.22
528 ratings
Dead Wake
by Erik Larson • 2015
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
4.13
163k+
Dead Wake Summary
Dead Wake 93%
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
by Erik Larson 2015
4.13
163k+ ratings
The Audacity of Hope
by Barack Obama • 2006
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
3.84
170k+
The Audacity of Hope Summary
The Audacity of Hope 93%
Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.
by Barack Obama 2006
3.84
170k+ ratings
How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi • 2019
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
4.36
120k+
How to Be an Antiracist Summary
How to Be an Antiracist 93%
Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2019
4.36
120k+ ratings
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
The Speech Summary
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
The Identity Trap
by Yascha Mounk • 2023
An ideology that centers race and gender is dividing the left. The origin story, and a better way.
4.05
2k+
The Identity Trap Summary
The Identity Trap 93%
An ideology that centers race and gender is dividing the left. The origin story, and a better way.
by Yascha Mounk 2023
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Myth of Equality
by Ken Wytsma • 2017
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
4.32
892
The Myth of Equality Summary
The Myth of Equality 93%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 ratings
The Vision of the Anointed
by Thomas Sowell • 1995
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
4.40
3k+
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed 93%
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
by Thomas Sowell 1995
4.40
3k+ ratings
How to Be Less Stupid About Race
by Crystal Marie Fleming • 2018
Racial ignorance is not innocent. A crash course in the history and theory that dismantle it.
4.27
3k+
How to Be Less Stupid About Race Summary
How to Be Less Stupid About Race 93%
Racial ignorance is not innocent. A crash course in the history and theory that dismantle it.
by Crystal Marie Fleming 2018
4.27
3k+ ratings
Poverty, by America
by Matthew Desmond • 2023
Poverty in America persists by design, fueled by exploitation and welfare that flows to the top.
4.27
64k+
Poverty, by America Summary
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
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 93%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
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+
Requiem for the American Dream Summary
Requiem for the American Dream 93%
Inequality isn't a bug. It's a feature, engineered through media, regulation, and economic policy.
by Noam Chomsky 2017
4.21
4k+ ratings
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+
Where We Stand Summary
Where We Stand 93%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell • 2023
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
4.38
3k+
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies 93%
Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.
by Thomas Sowell 2023
4.38
3k+ ratings
Woke Racism
by John McWhorter • 2021
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
3.92
7k+
Woke Racism Summary
Woke Racism 93%
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
by John McWhorter 2021
3.92
7k+ ratings
Bloody Nasty People
by Daniel Trilling • 2012
The far right didn't storm the gates. Mainstream politicians opened them, one dog whistle at a time.
3.88
143
Bloody Nasty People Summary
Bloody Nasty People 93%
The far right didn't storm the gates. Mainstream politicians opened them, one dog whistle at a time.
by Daniel Trilling 2012
3.88
143 ratings
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