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A World Without Police
by Geo Maher • 2021
Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.
3.97
329
A World Without Police Summary
A World Without Police 97%
Police reform fails by design. The alternative is not fewer cops but stronger communities.
by Geo Maher 2021
3.97
329 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 96%
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
Are Prisons Obsolete?
by Angela Y. Davis • 2003
Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.
4.51
31k+
Are Prisons Obsolete? Summary
Are Prisons Obsolete? 96%
Prisons are modern slavery, built for profit rather than safety. Reform only makes them stronger.
by Angela Y. Davis 2003
4.51
31k+ ratings
A Colony in a Nation
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2017
Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.
4.18
6k+
A Colony in a Nation Summary
A Colony in a Nation 96%
Slave patrols built American policing. It still treats poor neighborhoods as occupied territory.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2017
4.18
6k+ ratings
Profit and Punishment
by Tony Messenger • 2021
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
4.26
658
Profit and Punishment Summary
Profit and Punishment 95%
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
by Tony Messenger 2021
4.26
658 ratings
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison
by Jeffrey H. Reiman • 1979
The justice system ignores corporate harm and targets the poor. That failure is its real job.
3.94
589
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison Summary
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison 95%
The justice system ignores corporate harm and targets the poor. That failure is its real job.
by Jeffrey H. Reiman 1979
3.94
589 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 95%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
Criminal (In)Justice
by Rafael A. Mangual • 2022
Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.
4.13
222
Criminal (In)Justice Summary
Criminal (In)Justice 94%
Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.
by Rafael A. Mangual 2022
4.13
222 ratings
Smart on Crime
by Kamala Harris • 2009
Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.
3.75
346
Smart on Crime Summary
Smart on Crime 94%
Tough on crime filled prisons without making us safe; a prosecutor's case for being smart instead.
by Kamala Harris 2009
3.75
346 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
Chasing the Scream
by Johann Hari • 2015
Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.
4.50
22k+
Chasing the Scream Summary
Chasing the Scream 94%
Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.
by Johann Hari 2015
4.50
22k+ ratings
Tangled Up in Blue
by Rosa Brooks • 2021
A law professor joined the police. The training is built to save officers, not the public.
4.06
2k+
Tangled Up in Blue Summary
Tangled Up in Blue 94%
A law professor joined the police. The training is built to save officers, not the public.
by Rosa Brooks 2021
4.06
2k+ ratings
Copaganda
by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
4.49
582
Copaganda Summary
Copaganda 94%
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
by Alec Karakatsanis 2025
4.49
582 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
Viral Justice
by Ruha Benjamin • 2022
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
4.43
1k+
Viral Justice Summary
Viral Justice 93%
The cure to systemic racism might be contagious: small everyday acts that replicate and spread.
by Ruha Benjamin 2022
4.43
1k+ 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 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
A Protest History of the United States
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall • 2025
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
4.12
188
A Protest History of the United States Summary
A Protest History of the United States 93%
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025
4.12
188 ratings
The Skin We're In
by Desmond Cole • 2020
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
4.44
10k+
The Skin We're In Summary
The Skin We're In 93%
A year of Black resistance that forced Canada to face the racism its politeness hides.
by Desmond Cole 2020
4.44
10k+ 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 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
The Cannabis Manifesto
by Steve DeAngelo • 2015
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
4.10
367
The Cannabis Manifesto Summary
The Cannabis Manifesto 93%
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
by Steve DeAngelo 2015
4.10
367 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 93%
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
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
None of the Above
by Shani Robinson • 2019
An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.
3.94
190
None of the Above Summary
None of the Above 93%
An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.
by Shani Robinson 2019
3.94
190 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
Punishment Without Crime
by Alexandra Natapoff • 2018
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
4.16
441
Punishment Without Crime Summary
Punishment Without Crime 93%
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
by Alexandra Natapoff 2018
4.16
441 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
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
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 93%
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
Crime & Punishment
by Russell Marks • 2015
Prison punishes disadvantage, not crime. The alternatives that reduce reoffending work elsewhere.
4.08
49
Crime & Punishment Summary
Crime & Punishment 93%
Prison punishes disadvantage, not crime. The alternatives that reduce reoffending work elsewhere.
by Russell Marks 2015
4.08
49 ratings
Justice at Work
by Marc Doussard • 2022
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
5.00
3
Justice at Work Summary
Justice at Work 93%
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
by Marc Doussard 2022
5.00
3 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
Slavery by Another Name
by Douglas A. Blackmon • 2008
The 13th Amendment's exception for criminals became a new slavery that lasted eighty years.
4.38
7k+
Slavery by Another Name Summary
Slavery by Another Name 93%
The 13th Amendment's exception for criminals became a new slavery that lasted eighty years.
by Douglas A. Blackmon 2008
4.38
7k+ ratings
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
4.06
127
The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary
The Tyranny of Good Intentions 93%
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
by Paul Craig Roberts 2000
4.06
127 ratings
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+
America's Original Sin Summary
America's Original Sin 93%
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
The Democracy Project
by David Graeber • 2013
Democracy only ever comes from below. Occupy Wall Street reminded America what that looks like.
4.08
2k+
The Democracy Project Summary
The Democracy Project 93%
Democracy only ever comes from below. Occupy Wall Street reminded America what that looks like.
by David Graeber 2013
4.08
2k+ 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
Insane
by Alisa Roth • 2018
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
4.07
1k+
Insane Summary
Insane 93%
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
by Alisa Roth 2018
4.07
1k+ ratings
Fist Stick Knife Gun
by Geoffrey Canada • 1995
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
4.03
3k+
Fist Stick Knife Gun Summary
Fist Stick Knife Gun 93%
Respect was won with fists on Union Avenue. Then guns came and rewrote the rules for everyone.
by Geoffrey Canada 1995
4.03
3k+ ratings
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+
No Is Not Enough Summary
No Is Not Enough 93%
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
by Naomi Klein 2017
4.10
11k+ ratings
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy
by Sarah Diem • 2020
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
4.53
15
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy Summary
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy 93%
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
by Sarah Diem 2020
4.53
15 ratings
Allow Me to Retort
by Elie Mystal • 2022
The Constitution isn't sacred. It was built for white power and still works as designed.
4.57
5k+
Allow Me to Retort Summary
Allow Me to Retort 93%
The Constitution isn't sacred. It was built for white power and still works as designed.
by Elie Mystal 2022
4.57
5k+ ratings
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man
by Emmanuel Acho • 2020
What to say when you want to help but fear saying the wrong thing about race.
4.38
29k+
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man Summary
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man 93%
What to say when you want to help but fear saying the wrong thing about race.
by Emmanuel Acho 2020
4.38
29k+ ratings
Original Sins
by Eve L. Ewing • 2025
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
4.46
2k+
Original Sins Summary
Original Sins 93%
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
by Eve L. Ewing 2025
4.46
2k+ ratings
Unforgiving Places
by Jens Ludwig • 2025
Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.
4.21
237
Unforgiving Places Summary
Unforgiving Places 93%
Most shootings begin as arguments. The neighborhood, not the motive, determines who dies.
by Jens Ludwig 2025
4.21
237 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 93%
America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022
3.90
1k+ ratings
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
The Injustice of Place Summary
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
Worse Than Slavery
by David M. Oshinsky • 1996
Slavery ended. Mississippi made convicts cheaper than slaves and built an empire on their labor.
4.31
1k+
Worse Than Slavery Summary
Worse Than Slavery 93%
Slavery ended. Mississippi made convicts cheaper than slaves and built an empire on their labor.
by David M. Oshinsky 1996
4.31
1k+ ratings
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+
The Locust Effect Summary
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
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 92%
Wokeness is a legal compliance regime, not a cultural shift. Here is the repeal roadmap.
by Richard Hanania 2023
3.71
282 ratings
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