Class Over Race
In Trash: A Poor White Journey, chaplain Cedar Monroe explores the complex dynamics of being poor and white in the U.S. Grounded in liberation theology, the author ultimately calls communities to embrace multiracial solidarity and reject “the empty promises of white supremacy.” Broadleaf
Healing Health Care
Emergency physician Uché Blackstock knows the toll racism has taken on Black patients in the U.S. Her sobering memoir, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, confronts anti-Blackness in health care and offers actionable steps for building more just systems. Viking
Smashing Inequality
In The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor, Hamilton Nolan investigates the extraordinary potential of organized labor to bring about economic equality. Unions, he argues, should “be at the center of American politics,” improving workers’ lives across industries, from child care to hospitality. Hachette
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