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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 92%
Federal policy, not private prejudice, segregated America. The proof is in the mortgage manuals.
by Richard Rothstein 2017
4.44
47k+ 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 92%
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
by Douglas S. Massey 1993
4.13
2k+ ratings
Ghetto
by Mitchell Duneier • 2015
The ghetto was built in Venice. It took 500 years for America to perfect it.
3.75
583
Ghetto Summary
Ghetto 92%
The ghetto was built in Venice. It took 500 years for America to perfect it.
by Mitchell Duneier 2015
3.75
583 ratings
The Origins of the Urban Crisis
by Thomas J. Sugrue • 1996
Detroit collapsed from job loss and housing segregation decades before the 1967 riot finished it.
4.24
2k+
The Origins of the Urban Crisis Summary
The Origins of the Urban Crisis 90%
Detroit collapsed from job loss and housing segregation decades before the 1967 riot finished it.
by Thomas J. Sugrue 1996
4.24
2k+ ratings
The Promised Land
by Nicholas Lemann • 1991
The mechanical cotton picker displaced millions, and the cities they fled to were never the same.
4.24
798
The Promised Land Summary
The Promised Land 90%
The mechanical cotton picker displaced millions, and the cities they fled to were never the same.
by Nicholas Lemann 1991
4.24
798 ratings
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
by George Lipsitz • 1998
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
4.22
867
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness 90%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 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 90%
America's poorest places were deliberate: they were stripped for profit, and the design persists.
by Kathryn J. Edin 2023
4.16
692 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 90%
Why urban revival is driving inequality and pushing out the middle class.
by Richard Florida 2017
3.49
1k+ 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
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 90%
Four cities, one playbook: policy and profit, not hipsters, push out the poor and replace them.
by Peter Moskowitz 2017
4.07
4k+ ratings
White Flight
by Kevin M. Kruse • 2005
How Atlanta's white flight invented modern conservatism, one homeowners' association at a time.
4.28
1k+
White Flight Summary
White Flight 90%
How Atlanta's white flight invented modern conservatism, one homeowners' association at a time.
by Kevin M. Kruse 2005
4.28
1k+ ratings
The Color of Welfare
by Jill Quadagno • 1994
Racial backlash, not liberal ideals, unraveled the American welfare state, program by program.
4.16
90
The Color of Welfare Summary
The Color of Welfare 90%
Racial backlash, not liberal ideals, unraveled the American welfare state, program by program.
by Jill Quadagno 1994
4.16
90 ratings
American Poison
by Eduardo Porter • 2020
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
3.91
270
American Poison Summary
American Poison 90%
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
by Eduardo Porter 2020
3.91
270 ratings
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 90%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 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 89%
Homelessness rates don't track mental illness or poverty. They track rent and vacancy rates.
by Gregg Colburn 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
When Affirmative Action Was White
by Ira Katznelson • 2005
Social Security, the GI Bill, and labor law: they widened the racial wealth gap by design.
4.13
2k+
When Affirmative Action Was White Summary
When Affirmative Action Was White 89%
Social Security, the GI Bill, and labor law: they widened the racial wealth gap by design.
by Ira Katznelson 2005
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 89%
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
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 89%
Feminism and antiracism won't succeed until they confront the thing they most ignore: class.
by bell hooks 2000
4.24
3k+ ratings
The Warmth of Other Suns
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2010
Three lives: a sharecropper, a picker, a surgeon. Their flight from the South rewired America.
4.48
119k+
The Warmth of Other Suns Summary
The Warmth of Other Suns 89%
Three lives: a sharecropper, a picker, a surgeon. Their flight from the South rewired America.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2010
4.48
119k+ ratings
Race and Racism
by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1967
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
4.07
15
Race and Racism Summary
Race and Racism 89%
Two regimes of race relations: one intimate, one competitive. The economic logic behind the change.
by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1967
4.07
15 ratings
Working Toward Whiteness
by David R. Roediger • 2005
Southern and Eastern Europeans were not white when they arrived. The journey that changed that.
3.83
370
Working Toward Whiteness Summary
Working Toward Whiteness 89%
Southern and Eastern Europeans were not white when they arrived. The journey that changed that.
by David R. Roediger 2005
3.83
370 ratings
Racial Innocence
by Tanya Katerí Hernández • 2022
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
4.32
332
Racial Innocence Summary
Racial Innocence 89%
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
by Tanya Katerí Hernández 2022
4.32
332 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
Zoned in the USA
by Sonia A. Hirt • 2014
The detached home with its own yard is globally rare. American zoning manufactured it at scale.
4.01
136
Zoned in the USA Summary
Zoned in the USA 89%
The detached home with its own yard is globally rare. American zoning manufactured it at scale.
by Sonia A. Hirt 2014
4.01
136 ratings
Uses of Disorder
by Richard Sennett • 1970
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
3.88
258
Uses of Disorder Summary
Uses of Disorder 89%
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
by Richard Sennett 1970
3.88
258 ratings
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
by C. Vann Woodward • 1955
Jim Crow: a system built in the 1890s, started in the North, and never inevitable.
4.14
3k+
The Strange Career of Jim Crow Summary
The Strange Career of Jim Crow 89%
Jim Crow: a system built in the 1890s, started in the North, and never inevitable.
by C. Vann Woodward 1955
4.14
3k+ ratings
Separate and Unequal
by Steven M. Gillon • 2018
LBJ's riot commission was a stalling tactic. It blamed the nation, and he buried it.
3.97
95
Separate and Unequal Summary
Separate and Unequal 89%
LBJ's riot commission was a stalling tactic. It blamed the nation, and he buried it.
by Steven M. Gillon 2018
3.97
95 ratings
Negro League Baseball
by Neil Lanctot • 2004
Jackie Robinson's triumph was a death sentence for the Black-owned baseball world that produced him.
3.94
82
Negro League Baseball Summary
Negro League Baseball 89%
Jackie Robinson's triumph was a death sentence for the Black-owned baseball world that produced him.
by Neil Lanctot 2004
3.94
82 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 89%
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
Dying of Whiteness
by Jonathan M. Metzl • 2019
White Americans are dying younger, and the policies their votes support are a major cause.
4.11
7k+
Dying of Whiteness Summary
Dying of Whiteness 89%
White Americans are dying younger, and the policies their votes support are a major cause.
by Jonathan M. Metzl 2019
4.11
7k+ ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
4.52
164k+
Caste Summary
Caste 89%
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ 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 89%
Gentrification is not a market outcome. It is policy, written by the real estate industry.
by Samuel Stein 2019
3.92
2k+ ratings
Creating a New Racial Order
by Jennifer L. Hochschild • 2012
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
3.37
19
Creating a New Racial Order Summary
Creating a New Racial Order 89%
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
by Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012
3.37
19 ratings
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 89%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 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 88%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
Shifting the Color Line
by Robert C. Lieberman • 1998
New Deal welfare was a racial sorting machine, not by intent but by institutional design.
3.69
16
Shifting the Color Line Summary
Shifting the Color Line 88%
New Deal welfare was a racial sorting machine, not by intent but by institutional design.
by Robert C. Lieberman 1998
3.69
16 ratings
Categorically Unequal
by Douglas S. Massey • 2007
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
4.24
134
Categorically Unequal Summary
Categorically Unequal 88%
America engineered its inequality: sort people into categories, then rig the rules.
by Douglas S. Massey 2007
4.24
134 ratings
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane • 2011
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
4.15
434
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House 88%
Enslaved laborers built the White House. The racial reckoning inside its walls has never stopped.
by Clarence Lusane 2011
4.15
434 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 88%
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
Whitewashing Race
by Michael K. Brown • 2003
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
4.14
160
Whitewashing Race Summary
Whitewashing Race 88%
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
by Michael K. Brown 2003
4.14
160 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 88%
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 9.9 Percent
by Matthew Stewart • 2021
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
3.67
413
The 9.9 Percent Summary
The 9.9 Percent 88%
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
by Matthew Stewart 2021
3.67
413 ratings
Making Race and Nation
by Anthony W. Marx • 1997
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
3.89
109
Making Race and Nation Summary
Making Race and Nation 88%
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
by Anthony W. Marx 1997
3.89
109 ratings
Ain't No Makin' It
by Jay MacLeod • 2008
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
4.07
1k+
Ain't No Makin' It Summary
Ain't No Makin' It 88%
One group believed hard work would save them; the other didn't. Class position decided their fates.
by Jay MacLeod 2008
4.07
1k+ ratings
Uneasy Alliances
by Paul Frymer • 1999
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
3.85
33
Uneasy Alliances Summary
Uneasy Alliances 88%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
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 88%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ 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 88%
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.40
798 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 88%
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
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