50 Books like Dying of Whiteness

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 95%

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

Weathering

by Arline T. Geronimus • 2023

Oppression ages the body down to the cell, and high-effort coping accelerates the damage.

4.22

640

🏥 Health Equity 🩺 Medical Racism 🧬 Stress Physiology 🏛️ Structural Racism 🤰 Maternal Health

Weathering 95%

Oppression ages the body down to the cell, and high-effort coping accelerates the damage.

by Arline T. Geronimus 2023

4.22

640 ratings

🏥 Health Equity 🩺 Medical Racism 🧬 Stress Physiology 🏛️ Structural Racism 🤰 Maternal Health

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 95%

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

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

👷 Class Politics 🇺🇸 American Populism 📢 Political Messaging 🎓 Educational Sorting 🎭 Cultural Capital

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

👷 Class Politics 🇺🇸 American Populism 📢 Political Messaging 🎓 Educational Sorting 🎭 Cultural Capital

Black Rednecks and White Liberals

by Thomas Sowell • 2005

Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.

4.37

10k+

⚖️ Racial Inequality 🌍 Cultural Persistence 🗣️ Victimhood Culture 📚 Black Education ⛓️‍💥 Abolition History

Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary

Black Rednecks and White Liberals 95%

Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.

by Thomas Sowell 2005

4.37

10k+ ratings

⚖️ Racial Inequality 🌍 Cultural Persistence 🗣️ Victimhood Culture 📚 Black Education ⛓️‍💥 Abolition History

White Rage

by Carol Anderson • 2016

Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.

4.46

15k+

🌍 African American History 🔥 Racial Backlash 🏗️ Reconstruction 🚫 Jim Crow 🗳️ Voter Suppression

White Rage 95%

Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.

by Carol Anderson 2016

4.46

15k+ ratings

🌍 African American History 🔥 Racial Backlash 🏗️ Reconstruction 🚫 Jim Crow 🗳️ Voter Suppression

Nation of Victims

by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2022

America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.

3.90

1k+

🗳️ Victimhood Culture 🎭 Identity Politics ⚖️ Meritocracy Debates 🏛️ Constitutional Law 📜 Critical Race Theory

Nation of Victims 95%

America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.

by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022

3.90

1k+ ratings

🗳️ Victimhood Culture 🎭 Identity Politics ⚖️ Meritocracy Debates 🏛️ Constitutional Law 📜 Critical Race Theory

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 95%

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

Stolen Pride

by Arlie Russell Hochschild • 2024

Shame from economic decline, redirected into racial blame, powers today's right-wing resurgence.

4.02

2k+

🏛️ American Politics 🌾 Rural Sociology 🏭 Deindustrialization ⛰️ Appalachian Studies 😤 Political Emotion

Stolen Pride 94%

Shame from economic decline, redirected into racial blame, powers today's right-wing resurgence.

by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2024

4.02

2k+ ratings

🏛️ American Politics 🌾 Rural Sociology 🏭 Deindustrialization ⛰️ Appalachian Studies 😤 Political Emotion

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 94%

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

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

⚖ Systemic Racism 📚 African American History 🔄 Backlash Politics 🗳 Voter Suppression 🔗 Mass Incarceration

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

⚖ Systemic Racism 📚 African American History 🔄 Backlash Politics 🗳 Voter Suppression 🔗 Mass Incarceration

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+

🎯 Colorblindness Debate 🏷️ Identity Politics 📊 Racial Disparities ✊ Civil Rights Tradition 🧬 Social Construct Of Race

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

🎯 Colorblindness Debate 🏷️ Identity Politics 📊 Racial Disparities ✊ Civil Rights Tradition 🧬 Social Construct Of Race

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+

🇺🇸 American Conservatism 🧱 Political Polarization 🏭 Environmental Justice 👷 Working Class Politics 🧠 Motivated Reasoning

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

🇺🇸 American Conservatism 🧱 Political Polarization 🏭 Environmental Justice 👷 Working Class Politics 🧠 Motivated Reasoning

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+

🎯 American Gun Politics 📜 Constitutional History 🖤 Anti-Blackness ⚖️ Legal History 💔 Racial Violence

The Second 94%

The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.

by Carol Anderson 2021

4.31

1k+ ratings

🎯 American Gun Politics 📜 Constitutional History 🖤 Anti-Blackness ⚖️ Legal History 💔 Racial Violence

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

Medicare for All

by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021

$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.

4.36

349

🏥 Healthcare Reform 🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏛️ Single-Payer Systems 💰 Health Economics 🏢 Corporate Power

Medicare for All 94%

$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.

by Abdul El-Sayed 2021

4.36

349 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Reform 🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏛️ Single-Payer Systems 💰 Health Economics 🏢 Corporate Power

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+

🧱 Structural Racism ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 👮🏿 Police Violence 🫥 Colorblind Ideology 🏦 Capitalism And Racism

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

🧱 Structural Racism ⛓️ Mass Incarceration 👮🏿 Police Violence 🫥 Colorblind Ideology 🏦 Capitalism And Racism

Black Fatigue

by Mary-Frances Winters • 2020

The physiological and psychological toll of systemic racism, passed down through generations.

4.41

1k+

🧱 Systemic Racism 💔 Racial Trauma 🏥 Health Disparities 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma ✊ Anti-Racist Action

Black Fatigue 94%

The physiological and psychological toll of systemic racism, passed down through generations.

by Mary-Frances Winters 2020

4.41

1k+ ratings

🧱 Systemic Racism 💔 Racial Trauma 🏥 Health Disparities 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma ✊ Anti-Racist Action

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

🧱 Structural Racism ⚪ White Privilege 💰 Racial Wealth Gap 👁️ Colorblind Ideology 🙈 White Denial

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

🧱 Structural Racism ⚪ White Privilege 💰 Racial Wealth Gap 👁️ Colorblind Ideology 🙈 White Denial

Our Malady

by Timothy Snyder • 2020

From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.

4.14

2k+

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏥 Healthcare Reform 💰 Profit In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality 🌐 Universal Healthcare

Our Malady 94%

From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.

by Timothy Snyder 2020

4.14

2k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🏥 Healthcare Reform 💰 Profit In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality 🌐 Universal Healthcare

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism

by Anne Case • 2020

Less-educated white Americans are dying younger. The cause is not drugs or suicide; it's capitalism.

3.81

2k+

🏥 Public Health 🏭 Labor Economics ⚖️ Health Inequality 💊 Opioid Crisis 🏚️ Deindustrialization

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism Summary

Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism 94%

Less-educated white Americans are dying younger. The cause is not drugs or suicide; it's capitalism.

by Anne Case 2020

3.81

2k+ ratings

🏥 Public Health 🏭 Labor Economics ⚖️ Health Inequality 💊 Opioid Crisis 🏚️ Deindustrialization

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

🧑‍⚖️ Civil Rights Law 🏛️ Political History 🐙 Institutional Capture 📋 Affirmative Action 🏢 Corporate Compliance

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

🧑‍⚖️ Civil Rights Law 🏛️ Political History 🐙 Institutional Capture 📋 Affirmative Action 🏢 Corporate Compliance

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+

✊ Racial Justice 🔗 Systemic Racism 🛑 Anti-Racism 🪞 Privilege Awareness 🎯 Intersectionality

So You Want to Talk About Race 94%

Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.

by Ijeoma Oluo 2018

4.48

108k+ ratings

✊ Racial Justice 🔗 Systemic Racism 🛑 Anti-Racism 🪞 Privilege Awareness 🎯 Intersectionality

Social Justice Fallacies

by Thomas Sowell • 2023

Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.

4.38

3k+

📋 Public Policy Critique 🔄 Unintended Consequences 📊 Statistical Fallacies 👥 Group Differences 🧠 Knowledge Problem

Social Justice Fallacies 94%

Before you remake society for fairness, check the facts. They rarely support the theory.

by Thomas Sowell 2023

4.38

3k+ ratings

📋 Public Policy Critique 🔄 Unintended Consequences 📊 Statistical Fallacies 👥 Group Differences 🧠 Knowledge Problem

Caste

by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020

America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.

4.52

164k+

🏛️ Racial Hierarchy ⛓️ Systemic Racism 🚧 American Apartheid 😶 Dehumanization 🔺 Social Hierarchy

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

🏛️ Racial Hierarchy ⛓️ Systemic Racism 🚧 American Apartheid 😶 Dehumanization 🔺 Social Hierarchy

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+

🧱 Structural Racism 💰 Racial Economics ⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking 🌍 Environmental Justice 🗳️ Voter Suppression

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

🧱 Structural Racism 💰 Racial Economics ⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking 🌍 Environmental Justice 🗳️ Voter Suppression

The Meritocracy Trap

by Daniel Markovits • 2019

The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.

3.83

2k+

🏦 Economic Inequality 🏠 Class In America 📊 Labor Market Polarization 🎓 Elite Education 🔄 Cumulative Inequality

The Meritocracy Trap 94%

The myth that talent determines success now drives inequality further than old money ever did.

by Daniel Markovits 2019

3.83

2k+ ratings

🏦 Economic Inequality 🏠 Class In America 📊 Labor Market Polarization 🎓 Elite Education 🔄 Cumulative Inequality

The Health Gap

by Michael G. Marmot • 2015

Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.

4.13

2k+

🧬 Social Determinants Of Health ⚖️ Health Equity 🔬 Social Epidemiology 📈 Social Gradient 🏛️ Structural Inequality

The Health Gap 94%

Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.

by Michael G. Marmot 2015

4.13

2k+ ratings

🧬 Social Determinants Of Health ⚖️ Health Equity 🔬 Social Epidemiology 📈 Social Gradient 🏛️ Structural Inequality

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+

🏦 Racial Wealth Gap 🏛️ Banking History ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🏠 Redlining 🌾 Jim Crow Economy

The Color of Money 94%

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

🏦 Racial Wealth Gap 🏛️ Banking History ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🏠 Redlining 🌾 Jim Crow Economy

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 94%

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 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+

🧐 Public Policy 📢 Social Criticism 📊 Statistical Fallacies 💥 Policy Failure 🎭 Ideological Bias

The Vision of the Anointed 94%

Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.

by Thomas Sowell 1995

4.40

3k+ ratings

🧐 Public Policy 📢 Social Criticism 📊 Statistical Fallacies 💥 Policy Failure 🎭 Ideological Bias

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+

🏛️ Identity Politics 💬 Free Speech Debate ⚖️ Equity Vs Equality 📚 Critical Theory Critique 🌐 Social Cohesion

The Identity Trap 94%

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

🏛️ Identity Politics 💬 Free Speech Debate ⚖️ Equity Vs Equality 📚 Critical Theory Critique 🌐 Social Cohesion

The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution

by Joseph Fishkin • 2022

A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.

4.10

🏦 Political Economy 📜 Constitutional History ⚖️ Economic Justice 🛠️ Labor History 🌾 Populism

The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution 94%

A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.

by Joseph Fishkin 2022

4.10

40 ratings

🏦 Political Economy 📜 Constitutional History ⚖️ Economic Justice 🛠️ Labor History 🌾 Populism

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 94%

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

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.

3.99

2k+

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

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary

Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution 94%

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

Viral Justice

by Ruha Benjamin • 2022

The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.

4.43

1k+

🕸️ Systemic Racism 🏥 Medical Racism 🤝 Community Organizing 🤲 Mutual Aid 🕊️ Restorative Justice

Viral Justice 94%

The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.

by Ruha Benjamin 2022

4.43

1k+ ratings

🕸️ Systemic Racism 🏥 Medical Racism 🤝 Community Organizing 🤲 Mutual Aid 🕊️ Restorative Justice

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

💸 Racial Wealth Gap ⚖️ Reparations Debate 🔗 Systemic Racism 📊 Wealth Inequality 📜 Black Economic History

From Here to Equality 94%

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

💸 Racial Wealth Gap ⚖️ Reparations Debate 🔗 Systemic Racism 📊 Wealth Inequality 📜 Black Economic History

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+

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

Poverty, by America 94%

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 Spirit Level

by Richard G. Wilkinson • 2009

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

4.13

7k+

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

The Spirit Level 94%

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

The Broken Ladder

by Keith Payne • 2018

Inequality doesn't just divide bank accounts. It rewires how we think, vote, and age.

4.20

4k+

🪞 Social Comparison 💰 Economic Inequality ⏳ Scarcity Mindset ⚖️ Relative Deprivation 🗳️ Political Polarization

The Broken Ladder 94%

Inequality doesn't just divide bank accounts. It rewires how we think, vote, and age.

by Keith Payne 2018

4.20

4k+ ratings

🪞 Social Comparison 💰 Economic Inequality ⏳ Scarcity Mindset ⚖️ Relative Deprivation 🗳️ Political Polarization

America's Original Sin

by Jim Wallis • 2016

The racial wound at America's founding never closed. A faith leader's plan for a multiracial future.

4.07

2k+

✊ Racial Justice ⚪ White Privilege ⛓️ Mass Incarceration ⛪ Church And Race ✝️ Christian Social Justice

America's Original Sin 94%

The racial wound at America's founding never closed. A faith leader's plan for a multiracial future.

by Jim Wallis 2016

4.07

2k+ ratings

✊ Racial Justice ⚪ White Privilege ⛓️ Mass Incarceration ⛪ Church And Race ✝️ Christian Social Justice

We've Got You Covered

by Liran Einav • 2023

America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.

4.09

386

🏥 American Healthcare 📊 Health Economics 🏛 Health Policy 🩺 Universal Coverage 🩻 Health Insurance

We've Got You Covered 94%

America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.

by Liran Einav 2023

4.09

386 ratings

🏥 American Healthcare 📊 Health Economics 🏛 Health Policy 🩺 Universal Coverage 🩻 Health Insurance

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+

🏗️ Structural Racism 📖 Modern Antiracism 📚 Critical Race Theory 🔀 Intersectionality ⚖️ Systemic Inequity

How to Be an Antiracist 94%

Racist policies produce racist ideas, not ignorance. The only real options are complicity or action.

by Ibram X. Kendi 2019

4.36

120k+ ratings

🏗️ Structural Racism 📖 Modern Antiracism 📚 Critical Race Theory 🔀 Intersectionality ⚖️ Systemic Inequity

The Injustice of Place

by Kathryn J. Edin • 2023

America's poorest places were deliberate: they were stripped for profit, and the design persists.

4.16

692

🗺️ Internal Colonialism 📍 Spatial Inequality ⛏️ Resource Extraction 🏫 School Segregation ⛓️ Racial Subjugation

The Injustice of Place 93%

America's poorest places were deliberate: they were stripped for profit, and the design persists.

by Kathryn J. Edin 2023

4.16

692 ratings

🗺️ Internal Colonialism 📍 Spatial Inequality ⛏️ Resource Extraction 🏫 School Segregation ⛓️ Racial Subjugation

Rebellion

by Robert Kagan • 2024

A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.

4.39

664

🇺🇸 American Politics 📜 Political History 🔗 White Supremacy ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization

Rebellion 93%

A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.

by Robert Kagan 2024

4.39

664 ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics 📜 Political History 🔗 White Supremacy ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚡ Political Polarization

Civil Rights

by Thomas Sowell • 1984

The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.

4.40

989

🧨 Civil Rights Critique 💰 Race And Economics ⚖️ Affirmative Action Debate 🌍 Cultural Explanations 🗳️ Public Choice Theory

Civil Rights 93%

The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.

by Thomas Sowell 1984

4.40

989 ratings

🧨 Civil Rights Critique 💰 Race And Economics ⚖️ Affirmative Action Debate 🌍 Cultural Explanations 🗳️ Public Choice Theory

The Next America

by Paul Taylor • 2014

By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.

3.67

697

🏛️ Generational Conflict 📊 Demographic Change 🏥 Social Safety Net 💰 Wealth Inequality 📈 Economic Mobility

The Next America 93%

By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.

by Paul Taylor 2014

3.67

697 ratings

🏛️ Generational Conflict 📊 Demographic Change 🏥 Social Safety Net 💰 Wealth Inequality 📈 Economic Mobility

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 93%

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 Plague Year

by Lawrence Wright • 2020

American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.

4.12

3k+

🦠 Covid-19 😷 Pandemic Response 🏛️ Institutional Failure 💉 Vaccine Development ⚖️ Racial Inequity

The Plague Year 93%

American exceptionalism met a virus that didn't care. How the most prepared nation on earth lost.

by Lawrence Wright 2020

4.12

3k+ ratings

🦠 Covid-19 😷 Pandemic Response 🏛️ Institutional Failure 💉 Vaccine Development ⚖️ Racial Inequity

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

🏛️ African American History 🐘 Black Conservatism 💰 Political Opportunism 🗳️ Voting Rights 📜 Reconstruction Era

The Grift 93%

From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.

by Clay Cane 2024

4.32

951 ratings

🏛️ African American History 🐘 Black Conservatism 💰 Political Opportunism 🗳️ Voting Rights 📜 Reconstruction Era

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