I do have to admit up front that I’m not sure I got all her arguments and data, because I listened to the book and sometimes my attention wanders. It’s especailly relevant for a white person to read: to be shown how white people, especially poor white people, will vote against their interests because the Powers That Be have convinced them that, well, at least they’re not Black (or Latinx, or an immigrant, or…) She looks at the economy, the housing market, environmental regulations, education, among other areas, and breaks down how racism is at the root of, well, pretty much everything, and how that is costing everyone. Heather McGhee, a lawyer, former president of Demos, and someone who specializes in how the American economy works tackles how the idea of a “zero-sum game” between Black and white people is a losing proposition, and not just for people of color. It’s in the Sociology section of the bookstore.
Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there!Ĭontent: It deals with some tough issues, and there is some swearing.
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