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Kim Kardashian West is studying to become a lawyer so she can better advocate for criminal-justice reform. Start here for your own eye-opening crash course on how the War on Drugs created a new racial caste system. Civil rights attorney Michelle Alexander’s highly readable and compelling book has shifted how we think about civil rights and prison reform.
Pulitzer Prize winner…
Awarding “Amity and Prosperity” the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, Pulitzer.org called it “a classic American story, grippingly told, of an Appalachian family struggling to retain its middle class status in the shadow of destruction wreaked by corporate fracking.”
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Now is a particularly poignant moment to be reading this absorbing history, with headlines shouting about the chaotic uncertainty of Brexit and the Irish border proving to be a major sticking point in negotiations. If a hard border returns between the Republic of Ireland and the North, will anything like the sectarian violence know as the Troubles reignite? “Say Nothing” makes it clear that while the Troubles may be past, they are far from ancient history.
New release…
Journalist David Wallace-Wells assures us that “no matter how well-informed you are [about climate change], you are surely not alarmed enough.” Read about the devastating destruction projected for the planet and our economies if we don’t take drastic action soon.
Earth Day…
Devastating wildfires raged across California in recent summers, while the rest of the US suffered record-breaking heat waves. Looking to the past to help explain today’s firestorms, Fagan tracks the fallout of earth’s last period of global warming.
Current #1 NYT bestseller…
This memoir from the most admired woman in America is touching, surprisingly intimate, and empowering. It’s a beguiling portrait of a uniquely American story: from an upbringing on Chicago’s Southside to life in the White House, she seems to have lived the epitome of the American Dream. But as she reveals, it hasn’t always been a fairytale. It’s been topping the New York Times bestseller list for months.
A call for tax reform…
Economist Bruce Bartlett has served under two presidents (Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush) and details the ways in which the tax code came to be this system that exacerbates inequality. Bartlett is evenhanded in his historical retelling and with his proposed solutions.
Earth Day…
Former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope have a frank dialog about how local efforts to fight climate change can have big payoffs, both economically and environmentally. Its hopeful tone and practical solutions inspire action.
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