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All That Is Solid
by Danny Dorling • 2014
Britain has a third more bedrooms than people. The housing disaster is engineered, not inevitable.
3.55
144
All That Is Solid Summary
All That Is Solid 91%
Britain has a third more bedrooms than people. The housing disaster is engineered, not inevitable.
by Danny Dorling 2014
3.55
144 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 90%
Poverty in America persists by design, fueled by exploitation and welfare that flows to the top.
by Matthew Desmond 2023
4.27
64k+ ratings
Gaffs
by Rory Hearne • 2022
Why Ireland's housing crisis is not a market failure but a government strategy to enrich investors.
3.52
171
Gaffs Summary
Gaffs 90%
Why Ireland's housing crisis is not a market failure but a government strategy to enrich investors.
by Rory Hearne 2022
3.52
171 ratings
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
by Gregg Colburn • 2022
Homelessness rates don't track mental illness or poverty. They track rent and vacancy rates.
4.21
1k+
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem Summary
Homelessness Is a Housing Problem 90%
Homelessness rates don't track mental illness or poverty. They track rent and vacancy rates.
by Gregg Colburn 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
Nowhere to Live
by James S. Burling • 2024
Why can't Americans afford homes? A century of rules made building them illegal.
4.00
12
Nowhere to Live Summary
Nowhere to Live 89%
Why can't Americans afford homes? A century of rules made building them illegal.
by James S. Burling 2024
4.00
12 ratings
How to Kill a City
by Peter Moskowitz • 2017
Four cities, one playbook: policy and profit, not hipsters, push out the poor and replace them.
4.07
4k+
How to Kill a City Summary
How to Kill a City 89%
Four cities, one playbook: policy and profit, not hipsters, push out the poor and replace them.
by Peter Moskowitz 2017
4.07
4k+ ratings
Municipal Dreams
by John Boughton • 2018
Britain built some of the world's best public housing, then spent 40 years dismantling it.
3.92
769
Municipal Dreams Summary
Municipal Dreams 88%
Britain built some of the world's best public housing, then spent 40 years dismantling it.
by John Boughton 2018
3.92
769 ratings
Boom Bust
by Fred Harrison • 1999
Land speculation drives the 18-year boom-bust cycle. The next crash already builds.
3.95
38
Boom Bust Summary
Boom Bust 88%
Land speculation drives the 18-year boom-bust cycle. The next crash already builds.
by Fred Harrison 1999
3.95
38 ratings
Capital City
by Samuel Stein • 2019
Gentrification is not a market outcome. It is policy, written by the real estate industry.
3.92
2k+
Capital City Summary
Capital City 88%
Gentrification is not a market outcome. It is policy, written by the real estate industry.
by Samuel Stein 2019
3.92
2k+ ratings
Our Lives in Their Portfolios
by Brett Christophers • 2023
The invisible firms that bought your apartment, your toll road, and your power grid.
4.00
303
Our Lives in Their Portfolios Summary
Our Lives in Their Portfolios 88%
The invisible firms that bought your apartment, your toll road, and your power grid.
by Brett Christophers 2023
4.00
303 ratings
American Apartheid
by Douglas S. Massey • 1993
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
4.13
2k+
American Apartheid Summary
American Apartheid 88%
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
by Douglas S. Massey 1993
4.13
2k+ ratings
Evicted
by Matthew Desmond • 2016
Poverty isn't the cause of eviction. Eviction is the cause of poverty, and the market profits.
4.47
115k+
Evicted Summary
Evicted 88%
Poverty isn't the cause of eviction. Eviction is the cause of poverty, and the market profits.
by Matthew Desmond 2016
4.47
115k+ ratings
Broke, USA
by Gary Rivlin • 2010
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
3.71
1k+
Broke, USA Summary
Broke, USA 88%
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
by Gary Rivlin 2010
3.71
1k+ ratings
Plunder
by Brendan Ballou • 2023
Private equity owns your landlord, nursing home, and ER. Its model demands they get worse.
4.09
2k+
Plunder Summary
Plunder 87%
Private equity owns your landlord, nursing home, and ER. Its model demands they get worse.
by Brendan Ballou 2023
4.09
2k+ ratings
A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
546
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction 87%
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015
4.06
546 ratings
The Color of Law
by Richard Rothstein • 2017
Federal policy, not private prejudice, segregated America. The proof is in the mortgage manuals.
4.44
47k+
The Color of Law Summary
The Color of Law 87%
Federal policy, not private prejudice, segregated America. The proof is in the mortgage manuals.
by Richard Rothstein 2017
4.44
47k+ 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 87%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
Gang Leader for a Day
by Sudhir Venkatesh • 2008
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
4.07
26k+
Gang Leader for a Day Summary
Gang Leader for a Day 87%
A sociologist ran a Chicago gang for a day. The books were cleaner than he expected.
by Sudhir Venkatesh 2008
4.07
26k+ ratings
Shattered Nation
by Danny Dorling • 2023
Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.
3.97
119
Shattered Nation Summary
Shattered Nation 87%
Beneath every British crisis lies a map of inequality decades in the making.
by Danny Dorling 2023
3.97
119 ratings
Maid
by Stephanie Land • 2019
A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.
3.86
114k+
Maid Summary
Maid 87%
A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.
by Stephanie Land 2019
3.86
114k+ ratings
The New Urban Crisis
by Richard Florida • 2017
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
3.49
1k+
The New Urban Crisis Summary
The New Urban Crisis 87%
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
by Richard Florida 2017
3.49
1k+ ratings
How the Other Half Banks
by Mehrsa Baradaran • 2015
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
4.09
626
How the Other Half Banks Summary
How the Other Half Banks 87%
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015
4.09
626 ratings
Who Owns England?
by Guy Shrubsole • 2019
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
4.21
1k+
Who Owns England? Summary
Who Owns England? 87%
The secret 1% who own half of England: unmasking the aristocrats, royals, and oligarchs.
by Guy Shrubsole 2019
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Corruption of Economics
by Mason Gaffney • 1994
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
4.38
16
The Corruption of Economics Summary
The Corruption of Economics 87%
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
by Mason Gaffney 1994
4.38
16 ratings
Invisible Child
by Andrea Elliott • 2021
Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.
4.70
20k+
Invisible Child Summary
Invisible Child 87%
Born homeless in Brooklyn, Dasani gets one shot: a boarding school that accepts one in ten.
by Andrea Elliott 2021
4.70
20k+ ratings
Pound Foolish
by Helaine Olen • 2012
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
3.67
2k+
Pound Foolish Summary
Pound Foolish 87%
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
by Helaine Olen 2012
3.67
2k+ 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 87%
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
Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier • 1999
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
4.15
2k+
Sidewalk Summary
Sidewalk 87%
Some of the most disorderly figures on the sidewalk are also the ones preventing real crime.
by Mitchell Duneier 1999
4.15
2k+ ratings
The Captured Economy
by Brink Lindsey • 2017
Why the economy works for the rich and against everyone else. Four policy levers, no conspiracy.
3.89
416
The Captured Economy Summary
The Captured Economy 87%
Why the economy works for the rich and against everyone else. Four policy levers, no conspiracy.
by Brink Lindsey 2017
3.89
416 ratings
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
2k+
Rebel Cities Summary
Rebel Cities 86%
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
Rough Sleepers
by Tracy Kidder • 2023
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
4.34
11k+
Rough Sleepers Summary
Rough Sleepers 86%
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
by Tracy Kidder 2023
4.34
11k+ 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 86%
America's poorest places were deliberate: they were stripped for profit, and the design persists.
by Kathryn J. Edin 2023
4.16
692 ratings
Behind the Green Mask
by Rosa Koire • 2011
A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.
4.28
365
Behind the Green Mask Summary
Behind the Green Mask 86%
A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.
by Rosa Koire 2011
4.28
365 ratings
In the Shadow of the Poorhouse
by Michael B. Katz • 1986
American welfare was designed to deter, not to help. The poorhouse closed; the logic stayed.
3.74
138
In the Shadow of the Poorhouse Summary
In the Shadow of the Poorhouse 86%
American welfare was designed to deter, not to help. The poorhouse closed; the logic stayed.
by Michael B. Katz 1986
3.74
138 ratings
Not for Sale
by David Batstone • 2007
Slavery never ended. Thirty million people are still in chains, in the country next door.
4.24
2k+
Not for Sale Summary
Not for Sale 86%
Slavery never ended. Thirty million people are still in chains, in the country next door.
by David Batstone 2007
4.24
2k+ ratings
The Mystery Of Capital
by Hernando de Soto • 2000
$9.3 trillion: what the world's poor already own and cannot borrow a dime against.
3.99
4k+
The Mystery Of Capital Summary
The Mystery Of Capital 86%
$9.3 trillion: what the world's poor already own and cannot borrow a dime against.
by Hernando de Soto 2000
3.99
4k+ ratings
San Fransicko
by Michael Shellenberger • 2021
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
4.01
4k+
San Fransicko Summary
San Fransicko 86%
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
by Michael Shellenberger 2021
4.01
4k+ ratings
Escaping the Housing Trap
by Charles L. Marohn Jr. • 2024
Housing can't be both affordable shelter and a good investment. That conflict is the trap.
4.37
503
Escaping the Housing Trap Summary
Escaping the Housing Trap 86%
Housing can't be both affordable shelter and a good investment. That conflict is the trap.
by Charles L. Marohn Jr. 2024
4.37
503 ratings
Progress and Poverty
by Henry George • 1879
Machines and wealth multiply, yet wages fall and poverty deepens. The root is under every city.
4.30
781
Progress and Poverty Summary
Progress and Poverty 86%
Machines and wealth multiply, yet wages fall and poverty deepens. The root is under every city.
by Henry George 1879
4.30
781 ratings
Behind the Door
by Amy Price • 2023
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
3.48
1k+
Behind the Door Summary
Behind the Door 86%
An interior designer becomes manager of L.A.'s Cecil Hotel, where the dead outnumber the living.
by Amy Price 2023
3.48
1k+ ratings
Bad Company
by Megan Greenwell • 2025
Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.
4.03
5k+
Bad Company Summary
Bad Company 86%
Private equity buys hospitals, newspapers, and homes with debt that falls on everyone except them.
by Megan Greenwell 2025
4.03
5k+ ratings
What Is Property?
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon • 1840
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
3.78
2k+
What Is Property? Summary
What Is Property? 86%
Every defense of private property, from first occupation to labor, logically requires its abolition.
by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon 1840
3.78
2k+ ratings
The Lost and the Found
by Kevin Fagan • 2025
A reporter followed two unhoused people in San Francisco. One got out. The other didn't. Here's why.
4.27
912
The Lost and the Found Summary
The Lost and the Found 86%
A reporter followed two unhoused people in San Francisco. One got out. The other didn't. Here's why.
by Kevin Fagan 2025
4.27
912 ratings
Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell • 1933
Broke in Paris, Orwell descends into the invisible world of dishwashers and tramps.
4.09
103k+
Down and Out in Paris and London Summary
Down and Out in Paris and London 86%
Broke in Paris, Orwell descends into the invisible world of dishwashers and tramps.
by George Orwell 1933
4.09
103k+ ratings
All You Can Eat
by Joel Berg • 2008
America has the food to feed everyone. Why 35 million still go hungry.
3.88
137
All You Can Eat Summary
All You Can Eat 86%
America has the food to feed everyone. Why 35 million still go hungry.
by Joel Berg 2008
3.88
137 ratings
American Prison
by Shane Bauer • 2018
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
4.23
13k+
American Prison Summary
American Prison 86%
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
by Shane Bauer 2018
4.23
13k+ ratings
Reckless Endangerment
by Gretchen Morgenson • 2011
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
3.96
2k+
Reckless Endangerment Summary
Reckless Endangerment 86%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ ratings
Cheaponomics
by Michael S. Carolan • 2014
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
3.65
20
Cheaponomics Summary
Cheaponomics 86%
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
by Michael S. Carolan 2014
3.65
20 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 86%
When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.
by Tony Messenger 2021
4.26
658 ratings
Improving Poor People
by Michael B. Katz • 1995
Why America keeps trying to fix the poor instead of poverty, and what history reveals.
3.83
12
Improving Poor People Summary
Improving Poor People 86%
Why America keeps trying to fix the poor instead of poverty, and what history reveals.
by Michael B. Katz 1995
3.83
12 ratings
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