50 Books like The Velvet Rope Economy

Plutocrats

by Chrystia Freeland • 2012

The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.

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💰 Income Inequality 🌍 Global Elites 🏆 Superstar Economy 🏛️ Rent-Seeking 🎭 Political Capture

Plutocrats 97%

The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.

by Chrystia Freeland 2012

3.61

3k+ ratings

💰 Income Inequality 🌍 Global Elites 🏆 Superstar Economy 🏛️ Rent-Seeking 🎭 Political Capture

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 96%

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

The Winner-Take-All Society

by Robert H. Frank • 1995

Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.

3.70

257

📉 Income Inequality 🌟 Superstar Economics 🏁 Positional Arms Races 🎓 Educational Gatekeeping 💻 Technology And Inequality

The Winner-Take-All Society 96%

Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.

by Robert H. Frank 1995

3.70

257 ratings

📉 Income Inequality 🌟 Superstar Economics 🏁 Positional Arms Races 🎓 Educational Gatekeeping 💻 Technology And Inequality

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 96%

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

Monopoly Capital

by Paul A. Baran • 1966

A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.

4.20

276

🏛️ Political Economy 🇺🇸 American Capitalism 📉 Economic Stagnation 💣 Military-Industrial Complex ⚠️ Crisis Theory

Monopoly Capital 95%

A surplus the system cannot absorb: monopoly capitalism's real engine is not production, but waste.

by Paul A. Baran 1966

4.20

276 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🇺🇸 American Capitalism 📉 Economic Stagnation 💣 Military-Industrial Complex ⚠️ Crisis Theory

The Meritocracy Trap

by Daniel Markovits • 2019

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

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

The Meritocracy Trap 95%

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 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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Wealth Secrets of the One Percent

by Sam Wilkin • 2015

Extreme wealth isn't earned. It's taken through monopoly, political capture, and rigged rules.

3.71

357

🏦 Wealth Inequality 🏛️ History Of Capitalism 🗳️ Political Economy 🤝 Crony Capitalism 🎮 Regulatory Capture

Wealth Secrets of the One Percent Summary

Wealth Secrets of the One Percent 95%

Extreme wealth isn't earned. It's taken through monopoly, political capture, and rigged rules.

by Sam Wilkin 2015

3.71

357 ratings

🏦 Wealth Inequality 🏛️ History Of Capitalism 🗳️ Political Economy 🤝 Crony Capitalism 🎮 Regulatory Capture

The New Urban Crisis

by Richard Florida • 2017

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

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

The New Urban Crisis 95%

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 Price of Inequality

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2012

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

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10k+

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

The Price of Inequality 95%

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

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 95%

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

Adrift

by Scott Galloway • 2022

Middle class collapsed, billionaires multiplied, young men stopped dating. Charts that explain why.

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2k+

💰 Income Inequality 👁️ Attention Economy 📉 Middle Class Decline 💼 Shareholder Capitalism 📱 Social Media Harms

Adrift 95%

Middle class collapsed, billionaires multiplied, young men stopped dating. Charts that explain why.

by Scott Galloway 2022

3.89

2k+ ratings

💰 Income Inequality 👁️ Attention Economy 📉 Middle Class Decline 💼 Shareholder Capitalism 📱 Social Media Harms

Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015

A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.

3.98

291

🏛️ Political Economy 📉 Inequality Economics 💰 Rent-Seeking 👷 Labor Markets 🏦 Financialization

Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy Summary

Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy 95%

A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015

3.98

291 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 📉 Inequality Economics 💰 Rent-Seeking 👷 Labor Markets 🏦 Financialization

Who Stole the American Dream?

by Hedrick Smith • 2012

One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.

4.19

874

🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 📉 Middle Class Decline 💰 Income Inequality 🗳️ Campaign Finance

Who Stole the American Dream? 95%

One 1971 memo mobilized business for political combat. The middle class never recovered.

by Hedrick Smith 2012

4.19

874 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Corporate Power 📉 Middle Class Decline 💰 Income Inequality 🗳️ Campaign Finance

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.

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

Requiem for the American Dream 95%

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

Invisible Doctrine

by George Monbiot • 2024

Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.

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🏛️ Neoliberalism 📊 Political Economy 💰 Rentier Capitalism 📉 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power

Invisible Doctrine 95%

Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.

by George Monbiot 2024

4.37

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Neoliberalism 📊 Political Economy 💰 Rentier Capitalism 📉 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Power

The Trouble With Billionaires

by Linda McQuaig • 2011

Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.

3.98

210

🏦 Economic Inequality 📊 Progressive Taxation 🏝️ Tax Havens 👑 Plutocracy 🔍 Neoliberalism Critique

The Trouble With Billionaires 95%

Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.

by Linda McQuaig 2011

3.98

210 ratings

🏦 Economic Inequality 📊 Progressive Taxation 🏝️ Tax Havens 👑 Plutocracy 🔍 Neoliberalism Critique

People, Power, and Profits

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2019

Monopoly power and political capture broke American prosperity. A Nobel economist's plan to fix it.

3.88

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📉 Economic Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Antitrust And Monopoly 💰 Rent Seeking 👷 Labor Economics

People, Power, and Profits 95%

Monopoly power and political capture broke American prosperity. A Nobel economist's plan to fix it.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2019

3.88

2k+ ratings

📉 Economic Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🏢 Antitrust And Monopoly 💰 Rent Seeking 👷 Labor Economics

When More Is Not Better

by Roger L. Martin • 2020

Treating the economy like a machine broke the link between growth and shared prosperity.

3.80

292

💰 Economic Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🦋 Complex Adaptive Systems ⚠️ Efficiency Traps 🎯 Perverse Incentives

When More Is Not Better 95%

Treating the economy like a machine broke the link between growth and shared prosperity.

by Roger L. Martin 2020

3.80

292 ratings

💰 Economic Inequality 🏛️ Political Economy 🦋 Complex Adaptive Systems ⚠️ Efficiency Traps 🎯 Perverse Incentives

A Pelican Introduction

by Mike Savage • 2015

Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.

4.06

546

🏛️ Class Analysis 🇬🇧 British Society 🎭 Cultural Capital 💰 Wealth Inequality 📈 Social Mobility

A Pelican Introduction 95%

Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.

by Mike Savage 2015

4.06

546 ratings

🏛️ Class Analysis 🇬🇧 British Society 🎭 Cultural Capital 💰 Wealth Inequality 📈 Social Mobility

Bad Company

by Megan Greenwell • 2025

Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.

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🏢 Private Equity 📉 Economic Inequality ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Bad Company 95%

Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.

by Megan Greenwell 2025

4.03

5k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 📉 Economic Inequality ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

Survival of the Richest

by Douglas Rushkoff • 2022

Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.

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💻 Digital Capitalism 🖥️ Tech Criticism 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🏦 Tech Billionaires 💰 Wealth Inequality

Survival of the Richest 95%

Tech billionaires build escape pods, not solutions. Rushkoff was invited to help plan one.

by Douglas Rushkoff 2022

3.83

3k+ ratings

💻 Digital Capitalism 🖥️ Tech Criticism 👁️ Surveillance Capitalism 🏦 Tech Billionaires 💰 Wealth Inequality

Saving Capitalism

by Robert B. Reich • 2004

Capitalism's rules are written by the powerful, and the rest of us pay the price.

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🏛️ Political Economy 📉 Economic Inequality 🏗️ Market Regulation 🏢 Corporate Power ⚒️ Labor And Unions

Saving Capitalism 95%

Capitalism's rules are written by the powerful, and the rest of us pay the price.

by Robert B. Reich 2004

4.18

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 📉 Economic Inequality 🏗️ Market Regulation 🏢 Corporate Power ⚒️ Labor And Unions

The Price of Civilization

by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2010

What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.

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2k+

🏛️ Political Economy 📉 American Decline 🗽 Civic Decline 🏢 Corporate Influence ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Price of Civilization 95%

What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.

by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010

3.84

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 📉 American Decline 🗽 Civic Decline 🏢 Corporate Influence ⚖️ Economic Inequality

Limitarianism

by Ingrid Robeyns • 2023

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

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💰 Wealth Inequality 🏛️ Money In Politics ⚖️ Distributive Justice 👑 Plutocracy 🎁 Philanthropy Critique

Limitarianism 95%

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

by Ingrid Robeyns 2023

4.06

2k+ ratings

💰 Wealth Inequality 🏛️ Money In Politics ⚖️ Distributive Justice 👑 Plutocracy 🎁 Philanthropy Critique

The Road to Freedom

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024

Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.

3.98

857

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Economic Justice 📉 Market Failure 🤝 Collective Action 💥 Neoliberalism Critique

The Road to Freedom 95%

Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024

3.98

857 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy ⚖️ Economic Justice 📉 Market Failure 🤝 Collective Action 💥 Neoliberalism Critique

What Money Can't Buy

by Michael J. Sandel • 2012

When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.

3.93

14k+

🛒 Commodification 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Neoliberalism 🏟️ Public Goods ⚖️ Social Inequality

What Money Can't Buy 95%

When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.

by Michael J. Sandel 2012

3.93

14k+ ratings

🛒 Commodification 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🏛️ Neoliberalism 🏟️ Public Goods ⚖️ Social Inequality

Capitalism, Alone

by Branko Milanović • 2019

Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.

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🏭 Global Capitalism 🏛️ Political Economy 📊 Inequality Economics 🏗️ State-Led Development 🇨🇳 China's Rise

Capitalism, Alone 94%

Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.

by Branko Milanović 2019

4.11

1k+ ratings

🏭 Global Capitalism 🏛️ Political Economy 📊 Inequality Economics 🏗️ State-Led Development 🇨🇳 China's Rise

Why We Can't Afford the Rich

by Andrew Sayer • 2014

Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.

4.02

149

🏦 Rentier Capitalism 🏝️ Tax Havens 📈 Financialization ⚖️ Climate Justice 🌱 Degrowth

Why We Can't Afford the Rich 94%

Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.

by Andrew Sayer 2014

4.02

149 ratings

🏦 Rentier Capitalism 🏝️ Tax Havens 📈 Financialization ⚖️ Climate Justice 🌱 Degrowth

Technofeudalism

by Yanis Varoufakis • 2023

Capitalism died. Now platforms are private fiefdoms, and your everyday activity is unpaid labor.

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🏛️ Political Economy 💻 Digital Economy 👁️ Surveillance Economy 💰 Rentier Capitalism 🏗️ Platform Capitalism

Technofeudalism 94%

Capitalism died. Now platforms are private fiefdoms, and your everyday activity is unpaid labor.

by Yanis Varoufakis 2023

4.02

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 💻 Digital Economy 👁️ Surveillance Economy 💰 Rentier Capitalism 🏗️ Platform Capitalism

Coming Apart

by Charles Murray • 2012

Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.

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🧱 Class Divide 📉 Cultural Decline 🤝 Social Capital 🏛️ Elite Isolation ⛪ Secularization

Coming Apart 94%

Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.

by Charles Murray 2012

3.81

6k+ ratings

🧱 Class Divide 📉 Cultural Decline 🤝 Social Capital 🏛️ Elite Isolation ⛪ Secularization

Freefall

by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2010

The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.

3.88

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📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Economic Policy ⚖️ Market Regulation 🔓 Deregulation ⚠️ Moral Hazard

Freefall 94%

The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.

by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2010

3.88

4k+ ratings

📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Economic Policy ⚖️ Market Regulation 🔓 Deregulation ⚠️ Moral Hazard

Liquid Times

by Zygmunt Bauman • 2007

The stable world of careers, communities, and safety nets is gone, replaced by a permanent churn.

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🧠 Social Theory 🏭 Late Capitalism ⚠️ Precarity 😨 Culture Of Fear 🧳 Displacement

Liquid Times 94%

The stable world of careers, communities, and safety nets is gone, replaced by a permanent churn.

by Zygmunt Bauman 2007

3.87

2k+ ratings

🧠 Social Theory 🏭 Late Capitalism ⚠️ Precarity 😨 Culture Of Fear 🧳 Displacement

Finance and the Good Society

by Robert J. Shiller • 2012

Finance is not the enemy of a good society. Its problems are design flaws, not sins.

3.64

810

💳 Financial Inclusion ⚖️ Inequality Economics 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 💸 Impact Investing 🕊️ Moral Economy

Finance and the Good Society 94%

Finance is not the enemy of a good society. Its problems are design flaws, not sins.

by Robert J. Shiller 2012

3.64

810 ratings

💳 Financial Inclusion ⚖️ Inequality Economics 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 💸 Impact Investing 🕊️ Moral Economy

Giants

by Peter Phillips • 2018

How a small group of financiers and their directors captured governments, media, and the military.

3.79

257

🏦 Financial Power 🌐 Global Elite ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🕸️ Elite Networks 📣 Propaganda Model

Giants 94%

How a small group of financiers and their directors captured governments, media, and the military.

by Peter Phillips 2018

3.79

257 ratings

🏦 Financial Power 🌐 Global Elite ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🕸️ Elite Networks 📣 Propaganda Model

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

by Yanis Varoufakis • 2013

Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.

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🧐 Political Economy 🏛️ History Of Capitalism ⚖️ Market Society Critique 💸 Debt And Money Creation 🤖 Automation And Work

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy 94%

Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.

by Yanis Varoufakis 2013

4.13

21k+ ratings

🧐 Political Economy 🏛️ History Of Capitalism ⚖️ Market Society Critique 💸 Debt And Money Creation 🤖 Automation And Work

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

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

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🏚️ 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

Occupy

by Noam Chomsky • 2012

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

3.59

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

Occupy 94%

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

Kids These Days

by Malcolm Harris • 2017

Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.

3.77

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👥 Generational Economics 💼 Human Capital Theory 💸 Student Debt Crisis 🔧 Precarious Labor 🏛️ Neoliberal Critique

Kids These Days 94%

Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.

by Malcolm Harris 2017

3.77

2k+ ratings

👥 Generational Economics 💼 Human Capital Theory 💸 Student Debt Crisis 🔧 Precarious Labor 🏛️ Neoliberal Critique

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

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💸 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

A World of Three Zeros

by Muhammad Yunus • 2017

Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.

3.69

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🏢 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🌍 Climate Economics 🏠 Poverty Alleviation

A World of Three Zeros 94%

Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.

by Muhammad Yunus 2017

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏢 Social Entrepreneurship 💰 Microfinance ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🌍 Climate Economics 🏠 Poverty Alleviation

Rebel Cities

by David Harvey • 2012

Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.

3.92

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🌆 Urban Capitalism 🗺️ Marxist Geography 🏛️ Political Economy ✊ Anti-Capitalism 📉 Financial Crises

Rebel Cities 94%

Capitalism doesn't just happen in cities. It happens through them, and the rent is coming due.

by David Harvey 2012

3.92

2k+ ratings

🌆 Urban Capitalism 🗺️ Marxist Geography 🏛️ Political Economy ✊ Anti-Capitalism 📉 Financial Crises

Predator Nation

by Charles Ferguson • 2012

The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.

4.11

491

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Income Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 📜 Deregulation

Predator Nation 94%

The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.

by Charles Ferguson 2012

4.11

491 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Income Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 📜 Deregulation

Great Escape

by Angus Deaton • 2013

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

3.81

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

Great Escape 94%

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

Winners Take All

by Anand Giridharadas • 2018

Elites promise to fix society. Their real project is keeping power exactly where it is.

4.13

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🏛️ Elite Philanthropy 🎭 Elite Capture ⚙️ Technocratic Reform 📉 Market Critique 🗳️ Civic Engagement

Winners Take All 94%

Elites promise to fix society. Their real project is keeping power exactly where it is.

by Anand Giridharadas 2018

4.13

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Elite Philanthropy 🎭 Elite Capture ⚙️ Technocratic Reform 📉 Market Critique 🗳️ Civic Engagement

America

by Chris Hedges • 2018

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

4.23

3k+

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